Senators Grill Hegseth Over Iran War as Republicans Push $95 Billion Budget
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Updated · WPVI-TV · Jul 21
Senators Grill Hegseth Over Iran War as Republicans Push $95 Billion Budget
3 articles · Updated · WPVI-TV · Jul 21
Summary
Three more U.S. service members have died in the Iran conflict, lifting the toll to 17, as Pete Hegseth faces Senate questioning over the war and a new GOP funding push.
The Republican package would provide $95 billion overall, with war funding as the largest piece, plus $10 billion for farmers hit by Trump’s tariffs and $10 billion for voting-law changes.
Democrats are pressing Hegseth over withheld casualty figures, now nearly 450 injured since the war began, and over an unreleased Pentagon report on a deadly strike on an Iran primary school.
Trump is seeking more money even after saying more than 40 times that a deal was near, while an AP-NORC poll shows most Americans still disapprove of his handling of Iran.
The plan heads toward a House vote this week through reconciliation, but Speaker Mike Johnson can spare only a few defections as some Republicans warn the unfunded package will deepen deficits.