(The Center Square) – The Trump administration has requested Congress authorize $87.6 billion in immediate appropriations, most of which reimburses the costs of Operation Epic Fury and boosts Pentagon funding.
The long-awaited war supplemental comes after the U.S. signed a 60-day peace plan with Iran and also lists a plethora of unrelated policy asks.
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