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The White Houseis requesting almost $90 billion in funding for its conflict againstIran and other pet projects. 

The administration of Trump has officially asked for $87.6 billion fromCongress primarily to refill the PentagonHis arsenal of weapons during the four-month conflict with Iran.

Around $67 billion is allocated for the Department of War, whereas $2 billion is proposed for the Coast Guard’s activities connected to Operation Epic Fury.

The FBIand the Energy Department are also receiving money connected to the Iran conflict, amounting to $40 million and $95.5 million, respectively.

The Pentagon’s proposal involves $21 billion to restock ammunition, although the memo does not clearly specify the types of weapons the department requires. There is no funding request for repairing U.S. bases that were harmed during the conflict with Iran.

Although the proposal includes $300 million for the Department of State to fix and renovate buildings, such as embassies, in Bahrain, the UAE,Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. 

In early May, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth appeared before Congress and stated that the conflict had only cost $29 billion, despite many critics believing the figure was too low.

Just over a month later, the administration reports the cost has risen to approximately $70 billion, even though the ceasefire has been in place for several months.

The United States has exhausted its large reserves of specialized weapons, such as Patriot, THAAD, Tomahawk, and SM3 missiles, which have been utilized to strike Iran and protect American and allied nations from incoming attacks.

Although the quantity of missiles in the US arsenal remains a confidential detail, Trump has urged arms producers to increase manufacturing efforts as the country confronts a demand for interceptors both in the Middle East and the Pacific.

The high-priced additional funding bill has caused anger among Democrats.

“For several months, the administration has been unable to address fundamental questions regarding its objectives and reasoning for the conflict with Iran, as well as to supply essential details about its expenses,” Senator Patty Murray stated.

This request goes beyond simply funding the president’s costly conflict, aiming instead to obtain billions more for other military objectives.

A top Democratic member of the House Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, also stated: ‘Democrats will not back billions of dollars for Trump’s directionless conflict, which both the House and Senate have decided to terminate.’

The funding proposal is released during the same week that the Senate approved a measure aimed at limiting Trump’s power to engage in foreign conflicts.

Although the action is mostly considered symbolic since the President holds extensive war powers under the Constitution, it still acts as a criticism of the administration.

Numerous legislators from both political parties have expressed concerns over the past several months regarding the lack of sufficient information provided by the White House concerning the war and the ongoing talks to conclude it.

In addition to the funding for the Iran conflict, the White House sought more than $11 billion in support for American farmers, $1.4 billion to address the Ebola crisis, $1 billion to upgrade New York’s Penn Station, and $500 million “to finish restoration and construction efforts in and around Washington, D.C.”

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