Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, President Trump formally requested that Congress spend an additional $88 billion in the form of a supplemental request. The majority of these funds would be spent to cover the costs and replenish wasted ammunitions from Trump\u2019s war of choice with Iran while also covering the cost of his illegal tariffs that have hurt families and farmers across the country. Following this news, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cAt a time when Americans are pressed to the wall with high costs\u2014from groceries to gas and utility bills\u2014the President of the United States is refusing to lift a finger to help. Trump is simultaneously refusing to sign into law an overwhelming bipartisan housing bill that would bring down costs and boost housing supply while he is asking Congress to spend tens of billions of dollars to bankroll his war of choice with Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cIf Trump and Hegseth believe this is such a dire priority, they should first spend the $105 billion in<\/strong> <\/strong>unspent defense funds before asking Congress and the American people to bailout their illegal and unpopular war with Iran. It is unconscionable that the administration would shackle relief for struggling farmers to their unpopular war budget.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cIt is past time that Trump and this Republican Congress stop ignoring the needs of hardworking Americans across this country. Padding the pockets of their defense contractor friends does nothing to help Americans get ahead. With Trump, it\u2019s just more of \u2018families lose, and billionaires win,\u2019\u201d <\/strong>dijo Merkley.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The $87.6 billion supplemental request includes $67 billion for the Pentagon, $3.3 billion for the State Department, and $11 billion for the Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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