Trump administration expected to slash Iran war funding request
Senator Chris Coons said the war was costing well over $1 billion a day and had already cost more than $40 billion.
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Senator Chris Coons said the war was costing well over $1 billion a day and had already cost more than $40 billion.
Republished from The Washington Post, with credit to the original publisher.
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The Trump administration is expected to seek $80 billion to $100 billion for Iran war costs, less than half the Pentagon’s initial proposal, as Congress weighs the request and a separate large defense budget. The article reports that lawmakers’ support may be contested, with Democrats opposing the war and some Republicans questioning the funding.
Top Democrat on the Senate subcommittee on defense spending who discussed the war’s cost
Senator who said he would not support a supplemental without congressional input
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