What would eliminating OCO mean for US aid funding?

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren recently suggested eliminating the Overseas Contingency Operations account - which has been called a "slush fund" - as part of her proposal to fund her Medicare for All plan.

As Devex Associate Editor Adva Saldinger explains, this seemingly obscure mechanism actually has a significant impact on US development work.

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