Pentagon Seeks $80 Billion From Congress for Iran War
The request would replace munitions, repair equipment and cover deployment costs as lawmakers weigh a broader Pentagon spending boost.
- Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg notified Congress last week that the Pentagon seeks $80 billion to cover costs of the war against Iran, sending the request to the Office of Management and Budget.
- This $80 billion figure far exceeds the $29 billion estimate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided Congress during testimony last month, though it remains below the initial $200 billion the Pentagon floated at the war's start.
- The White House has requested a record $1.5 trillion for Defense this year, a nearly 50% increase, while Republicans simultaneously seek about $1.1 trillion through regular appropriations requiring bipartisan support.
- Senate Armed Services Committee top Democrat Sen. Jack Reed stated Iran funding must follow an agreement on total spending, while Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii said he has not found Democratic support for the measure.
- Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota is working with the administration to broaden the package to include disaster aid for California and Hawaii alongside agricultural support, aiming to build legislative approval.
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The Trump administration is prepping a long-awaited, multibillion-dollar request to resupply munitions drained during the Iran war as Congress wrestles with another eye-popping funding request from the Pentagon. The Pentagon is expected to request roughly $80 billion in supplemental funding to cover the cost of the war in Iran, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital. That figure is double what War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Pentagon Com…
The Latest: Pentagon asks Congress for roughly $80 billion to cover cost of Iran war
The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to an already sizable military spending boost sought by President Donald Trump. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill ahead of a formal request. Meanwhile Iran’s president is in Pakistan to facilitate negotiations on ending the war, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Abu Dhabi seekin…
The Pentagon has informed senators that it needs approximately $80 billion, mainly to cover the costs of the United States war against Iran, further expanding the already significant increase in military spending requested by President Donald Trump. The White House Office of Management and Budget (BOM) has not yet submitted a formal request to Congress. But the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has travelled the Capitol in search of support, i…
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