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Mark Pocan: “Spent over $90 billion on this war [with Iran].”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Pentagon Doesn't Have a Game Plan on Defense Spending, Says Mark Pocan

Published | Video Starts at 03:37

But many of concerned because every dollar that's going towards the Pentagon is not going to health care or housing or veterans, because veterans dollars are separate than defense dollars. So, you know, a lot of us, especially me and Appropriations, are very concerned … Spent over $90 billion on this war [with Iran]. … at the group Taxpayers for Common Sense out without it with a statement following the House committee revealing details of this proposal. The nation cannot afford this bloat, he writes. (03:37–03:43)

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Asserts that the U.S. has spent over $90 billion on the war with Iran.

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