TopGunHatch

I'm a NO! $200 billion could fund five years of enhanced ACA subsidies that Republicans just let expire or nearly a million of new affordable housing units across the country. I will not vote for a bill that supports an illegal war and drives up costs for my constituents.

US ALLOWING IRANIAN OIL TANKERS THROUGH HORMUZ The U.S. is allowing Iranian oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz to help maintain global supply, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday in an interview with CNBC. Tanker traffic has fallen after Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf, but Iran continues exporting about 1.5 million barrels of oil per day through the route. Bessent said traffic could increase before U.S. and allied naval forces begin escorting commercial vessels. Some tankers bound for India and possibly China have already left the Gulf.

BREAKING: The US Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, per the Washington Post. Details include: 1. The proposal would seek to "urgently" increase production of critical weaponry expended 2. Current costs of the war are nearing $30 billion in 3 weeks 3. Some White House officials do not think the Pentagon’s request has a "realistic shot" of being approved in Congress 4. It remains unclear how much the White House will ultimately ask congressional lawmakers to approve The funding request is "likely to be a test of the war’s popularity."