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The White House has formally asked Congress to approve $87.6 billion in emergency supplemental spending to cover the cost of military operations against Iran and to deliver relief to American farmers, in a move that puts the war's fiscal price tag squarely before lawmakers.
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought transmitted the request directly to House Speaker Mike Johnson, marking a critical step in translating wartime commitments into binding appropriations.
A War Bill Arrives on Capitol Hill Supplemental spending requests of this scale sit outside the regular appropriations cycle and require a separate legislative vehicle, meaning Johnson must now decide how — and how quickly — to bring the package to the floor.
The dual nature of the ask, combining active-conflict funding with agricultural support, reflects the administration's bid to build a broad enough coalition to pass the measure.
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