White House officials will recommend that President Obama veto the proposed House defense appropriations bill if it is passed in its current form, citing opposition to a fiscal maneuver that would shift $16 billion from the Pentagon's warfighting account to its base budget, according to a new statement of administration policy from the Office of Management and Budget. The White House joined congressional Democrats in arguing that the GOP's plan for shifting $16 billion from the Defense Department's overseas contingency operations account to its base budget to pay for additional spending on weapon systems and increases to troop end strength would put U.S. soldiers at risk.
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