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Nearly one month into U.S. President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, support from Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill is showing increasing signs of strain amid fresh U.S. troop deployments, the lifting of some oil sanctions on Iran and Russia, and a looming hefty military bill that Congress could shortly be asked to approve.
As Congress prepares to depart for a two-week spring recess, the U.S. Defense Department has yet to send its formal proposal for emergency Iran war-related funding, even as a request of around $200 billion has been widely reported in recent days.
Nearly one month into U.S. President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, support from Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill is showing increasing signs of strain amid fresh U.S. troop deployments, the lifting of some oil sanctions on Iran and Russia, and a looming hefty military bill that Congress could shortly be asked to approve.
As Congress prepares to depart for a two-week spring recess, the U.S. Defense Department has yet to send its formal proposal for emergency Iran war-related funding, even as a request of around $200 billion has been widely reported in recent days.
With Democrats nearly unanimous in their opposition to funding the war that their votersoverwhelmingly detest, there is growing talk among Republicans about including the Iran war funding in a partisan “reconciliation” spending bill that wouldn’t rely on Democratic votes.
“If we do a reconciliation bill, yes, it would need to be done quickly, and the Iran money would be in there,” said Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
However, it would still be very tricky to pass due to strict procedural rules and general lawmaker nervousness about spending billions on an unpopular war months ahead of midterm voting.
সূত্র: Foreign Policy
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