🪖💸 The Iran war price-tag is starting to bite — fueling discontent in US Congress
The US is spending $900 million a day on its war against Iran, Republican Senator John Thune told the media.
💬 “That's a significant number, but I believe we're well positioned," Thune claimed.
Thune’s figure followed reports that the Pentagon may seek a $50 billion supplemental budget for the Middle East campaign.
Congress Democrats argue it's neither sustainable nor legal:
🟠 "Congress already gave Donald Trump over $1 trillion for the military budget," Elizabeth Warren wrote on X. "We should not be shoveling billions more to fund an illegal war with Iran
🟠 "To be clear, I am against supplemental funding for the illegal Iran war," Ruben Gallego tweeted
🟠 “Our answer should just be simply, ‘No, you’re not getting money to fund an illegal, unpopular, potentially world-altering war,’” Chris Murphy told HuffPost
🟠 “Invest in the American people, not in an endless war," echoed Bernie Sanders. "We got people sleeping on the street. People can’t afford health care, people can’t afford groceries, people can’t afford child care, education"
🟠 “I would like to understand the goals of the war before I decide how I feel about the funding of the war,” Elissa Slotkin added
Some Republican congressmen have raised the red flag too:
🟠 "The price of gas has gone up $0.47 and the price of diesel has gone up $0.83 in 10 days due to war with Iran and waging war costs American taxpayers about $1 billion per day, which comes out to $10 per family per day, or $100 since the war began," Thomas Massie tweeted. "This isn’t America First"
🟠 "Endless wars are very expensive in lives lost and treasure," Rand Paul warned on X. "So far, the estimated cost of the war with Iran is over $11,400,000,000"
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