White House requests $87.6 billion supplemental spending for Iran war, farm aid
The request includes $67 billion for the Pentagon and $11.1 billion for farmers, while also funding Ebola response and other domestic projects.
- The White House requested $87.6 billion in supplemental spending from Congress on Wednesday, primarily to replenish the Pentagon following military operations in the United States war against Iran.
- President Donald Trump engaged in a shouting match with a Republican senator over a war powers resolution halting hostilities, arriving hours before the spending request amid political friction.
- The proposal allocates $21 billion for Defense to procure munitions and strengthen the industrial base, while including $11.1 billion to support American farmers across the nation.
- Seeking to contain the Ebola virus, the administration requested $800 million for international humanitarian assistance in Central Africa and $500 million for Global Health Security to prevent domestic spread.
- OMB Director Russ Vought urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to approve the request "as soon as possible," calling the funding critical to protect Americans from the crisis.
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Administration submits $88 billion funding request for Iran war to Congress
The Trump administration on Wednesday formally sent an $87.6 billion supplemental funding request to replenish stockpiles and otherwise cover the costs of the war with Iran to Congress. The official notification came in a letter from Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on behalf of President Donald Trump to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), which was subsequently forwarded to Senate GOP leadership offices. The defense supple…
Trump asks Congress for $87 billion citing Iran war costs
ALBAWABA - Citing “urgent needs” related to the Iran war, the White House has asked lawmakers to approve $87 billion - this comes a day after Congress passed the war powers resolution, forcing Trump to ask permission for any further military actions in Iran...
The month-long war against Iran has left gaps in the US military's armaments stocks, which the government wants to fill up - and calls for the release of an additional billion-dollar budget at the US Congress.
The White House called on the US Congress on Wednesday for an additional budget of nearly $88 billion, most of which is intended to cover the costs of Iran's war.
The U.S. government is asking Congress for just under $88 billion more money, mainly to finance the war against Iran. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio is promising new talks with Tehran.
The White House has asked lawmakers to approve $87.6 billion, largely for “urgent needs” related to the U.S. war on Iran, a day after Congress passed a resolution condemning military action. The bulk of the funding, a total of $67 billion, would go to the Defense Department, including $21 billion for munitions, $17.3 billion for operating costs and $12.1 billion for classified programs, the White House said. The remaining amount would be earmark…
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