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Mark Pocan: “We've spent about $30 billion [on the war in Iran] so far.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:06

No, not off the top of my head. Okay. If you could get us that information, I'd appreciate it. Do you know how much we spent on the war in Iran so far? We've spent about $30 billion [on the war in Iran] so far. $30 billion. So I'm going to hold you to that because people are saying it's more like $100 billion. Well, I'm just telling you what I've heard from the Department of War and the analysis that they've given us. (01:06–01:09)

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