White House seeks extra funds for Iran war as part of $87.6bn request
Summary
The White House has asked Congress for $87.6 billion in extra funds, mostly to cover costs of President Trump's war with Iran. Many Democrats oppose funding the conflict since Congress never officially approved it, and there is a political fight over a separate voting rights bill.Key Facts
- The White House requests $87.6 billion in new funds, with $67.1 billion for the Iran war.
- $21 billion of the requested funds is for munitions and defense production.
- The request includes $1.4 billion to fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- $11.1 billion is set aside to support US farmers affected by tariffs and high costs linked to the Iran conflict.
- The proposal also wants Congress to allow selling E15 gasoline, which has more ethanol but can increase air pollution in warm weather.
- President Trump has linked approval of the funding to passing a voting restrictions bill called the Save America Act, which is stalled in Congress.
- Senate Democrats oppose new war funding, pointing out that the Pentagon already has $100 billion left unspent.
- The Senate passed a non-binding resolution to limit the president’s authority to restart fighting with Iran.
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