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Russell Vought: “We're not ready to come to you with a request. We're still…”

Featuring: Russell Vought, Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget | National

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Congresswoman Escobar questions OMB Director Russell Vought during House Budget Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 04:44

There are reports that the defense appropriation supplemental will cost about $100 billion. What. What are you all asking for in order to fund the war in Iran? How much will you be asking? We're not ready to come to you with a request. We're still working on it. We're working through to figure out what's needed in this fiscal year versus next fiscal year. Do you have a ballpark? Will it have a ballpark? Will it be more than 50 billion? I don't have a ballpark for you. Okay, well, I appreciate that. (04:44–04:53)

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Asserts that they are still determining the funding needs for the war in Iran.

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