War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will face difficult questions Tuesday from Democrats in particular, who continue to oppose the ongoing war against Iran, which has seen a resumption of daily U.S. strikes over the last week and a half.
“Tax dollars we could’ve spent helping people afford health care—or building new housing—have been lit on fire by a president who blundered us into a disastrous war. And the costs to families’ bank accounts are staggering. The American people want to see a quick and strategic end to this war, not $70 billion of their tax dollars sent to keep it going,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), vice chairwoman of the Senate appropriations committee, will say in her opening remarks, excerpts of which were obtained by the Washington Examiner.
Murray will say: “The president is threatening escalation and war crimes, and suggesting this could be another forever war. He has told us over 40 times now that a deal is near, and the war will be over soon. But now, he’s asking for $70 billion more—and for us to just trust him it’ll all work out fine. I’ve been very clear: my Democratic colleagues and I will do absolutely everything to ensure we take care of our servicemembers and keep our country safe, but we cannot and will not support rubberstamping a request to bankroll this war and whatever other misadventures Trump wants to get us into next.”
