Pentagon presses billions for Iran war funding amid congressional doubts
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The Pentagon is lobbying Congress for a fast, multi-billion-dollar funding package to sustain the war in Iran, but after closed-door briefings lawmakers from both parties remained unconvinced and asked for specifics and offsets, as House leaders push a defense bill and Senate negotiators weigh larger Pentagon needs and related policy provisions.
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