House Panel Advances $95 Billion GOP Plan as Iran War, Voting Curbs Split Republicans
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16
House Panel Advances $95 Billion GOP Plan as Iran War, Voting Curbs Split Republicans
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 16
Summary
$95 billion in reconciliation spending moved out of the House Budget Committee on a party-line vote, but the package quickly exposed widening Republican resistance rather than unifying the party.
The plan mirrors a White House request and would provide up to $73 billion for the Iran war, $12 billion for farmers and $10 billion to enforce Trump-backed voting restrictions.
Senate Republicans emerged as a key obstacle, with Majority Leader John Thune saying senators still question whether using reconciliation again is worth it for a bill that delivers less military funding than Trump sought.
The fight also underscores broader GOP strains, as leaders try for a third reconciliation push in 18 months to bypass Democrats and advance both war funding and election restrictions.