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Ilhan Omar: “The last Pentagon bill that we passed was over $800 billion.”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Rep. Ilhan Omar | March 2026 Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 29:58

So Democrats are voting no. And when it passed out of the House, I did vote no in, in that bill on that bill as well. 2 quick last funding things. As many of you know, The last Pentagon bill that we passed was over $800 billion. And in the big ugly bill that we passed there was another $150 billion in supplemental to the Pentagon. And now they are asking for another $200 billion. (29:58–30:06)

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