White House requests $87.6 billion supplemental spending for Iran war, farm aid
The package would replenish munitions and cover personnel, readiness and operational costs as lawmakers weigh a politically difficult vote.
- The White House requested $87.6 billion in supplemental spending, with about $67 billion allocated to the Pentagon for costs related to the Iran war, including munitions, classified programs, and operational expenses.
- Congress faces opposition to the funding request, with some members expressing criticism of the war and urging caution and scrutiny before approval.
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Trump’s budget supplemental would secure billions for munitions, emerging defense tech
President Donald Trump’s new supplemental spending request includes $67.1 billion to support the Defense Department, featuring funds to advance new capabilities and offset the cost of operations in the Middle East. The Office of Management and Budget sent the spending package to Congress on Wednesday, requesting a total of $87.6 billion. While the lion’s share of the funds would cover the mounting costs of Operation Epic Fury, the White House is…
Trump Says Billions of Dollars More Are Needed For Iran War
While we are being told the war is all but over because the United States and Iran have agreed to a memorandum of understanding to end it, other news surfaces that makes it appear that it isn’t quite done. U.S. President Donald Trump recently asked Congress for $88 billion to continue the war against Iran. The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion, mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the US started and lost a war against Iran. This…
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$87.6B war supplemental draws bipartisan questions about unrelated riders
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration has requested Congress authorize $87.6 billion in immediate appropriations, most of which reimburses the costs of Operation Epic Fury and boosts Pentagon funding.
Trump’s $88 billion Iran war request is stuffed with pork
The White House sent lawmakers a request for an $87.6 billion supplemental funding package Wednesday. Observers warn the request lacks transparency — and that it’s stuffed with pork.Of the $87.6 billion request, a majority ($67 billion) would go to the Department of Defense, mostly to cover the costs of Washington’s war on Iran.But that request doesn’t square with previous statements from the administration about the war’s costs. “The last publi…
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