"Without Congress authorizing additional funds, the military will simply run out of money to spend on the war. The Trump administration is reportedly crafting a $50 billion supplemental funding request aimed at financing its war, which has killed more than 1,000 Iranians and counting."
"Democratic members of Congress are facing renewed pressure to oppose any Trump administration funding requests to help bankroll its illegal, open-ended war on Iran after congressional Republicans - along with a handful of pro-war Democrats - voted this week to defeat efforts to end the assault, which is costing US taxpayers roughly $1 billion per day."
"The National Priorities Project has noted that $50 billion would be enough to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for a year, restore federal nutrition assistance to millions who are set to lose it due to the Trump-GOP budget law, and expand Medicaid to nearly 2 million people."
The Trump administration is preparing a $50 billion supplemental funding request to finance its ongoing war against Iran, which costs approximately $1 billion per day and has resulted in over 1,000 Iranian deaths. Congressional Republicans and four pro-war Democrats voted to defeat an Iran war powers resolution, prompting the ACLU to urge Congress to use its funding authority to block supplemental defense funding requests. Republicans are considering attaching wildfire aid and $15 billion in tariff relief for farmers to the supplemental measure to gain Democratic support. The National Priorities Project notes that $50 billion could alternatively extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for a year, restore federal nutrition assistance to millions, and expand Medicaid to nearly 2 million people.
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