Receipts: Pending
The Pentagon asks for tens of billions more. It will not show Congress where the last tens of billions went.
Source article: Pentagon reports Iran war cost at $45.1 billion through early September.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- armed conflict, economy, government
- Primary entities
- Pentagon, Congressional Budget Office, Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, John Fetterman, Senate Democrats
- Themes
- Pentagon spending, Congressional oversight, Iran war costs, Missile defense, Inflation
- Floor values engaged
- human_life_and_dignity, Truthfulness, Accountability of power