Now we must shore up our ally Israel, and provide military, our military with the resources they need to protect our troops in the region. The new funding in this bill addresses that changing reality by providing 3.3 billion for us military operations in the region funded through December 24. This includes $1 billion for low cost offensive capability to thwart future attacks on us forces in the region. In many instances, we have been intercepting low cost iranian backed drones with multimillion dollar munitions. (02:41–02:53)
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Asserts that the new funding bill provides $3.3 billion for U.S. military operations in the region through December 2024.
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