Johnson says Congress will pass supplemental funding bill for Iran war when ‘appropriate’

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that Congress will pass a supplemental funding bill for the Iran war when it is “appropriate,” as the Trump administration has yet to formally request emergency cash.Johnson told POLITICO that he hadn’t heard yet about a specific funding amount, but that “we’ll pass a supplemental when it’s appropriate and get it right.”
“We’re waiting on the White House and [the Pentagon] to let us know, but we have an open dialogue about it,” Johnson said.
Deputy ‌Defense ⁠Secretary Steve Feinberg has reportedly been leading Pentagon work on a roughly $50 billion request, according to Reuters on Tuesday.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said when asked about a $50 billion funding request, “Well, we’re nowhere close to that.”
“I mean, yesterday at the briefing, it was brought up that there may be a need for a supplemental,” Scalise added. “But we’re still just in the first few days of this conflict, and there’s no no ask yet from the Department of War for a supplemental.”
“When that time comes, we’ll obviously have very serious conversations because it’s important that the Department of War have the tools they need to keep America safe,” Scalise said.

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