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Veronica Escobar: “Section 4108 of this bill sets the stage for a future…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Rep. Escobar provides opening remarks on the FY 2026 Republican Budget

Published | Video Starts at 03:20

… also clears the way for a supplemental defense package that will fund the President's war in Iran, a war that has already cost us an estimated $50 billion. Be clear, Section 4108 of this bill sets the stage for a future supplemental defense funding package. without us knowing what the actual cost of that will be. Just two weeks ago, during a hearing in the Budget Committee, I asked the OMB director, Mr. Vogt, if he could tell me how much would be requested in the Iran supplemental. (03:20–03:28)

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Asserts that section 4108 allows for future defense funding without known costs.

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