Trump Seeks $87.6B Supplemental to Fund Pentagon Needs, Farmers, Ebola Response and Penn Station

The White House requests $87.6B in supplemental funding to cover Pentagon costs tied to the US war with Iran and to finance farmers, Ebola response and infrastructure projects.The package designates $67B for urgent Department of Defense needs for Operation Epic Fury, including $21B for munitions procurement, $17.3B for operations and $12.1B for classified programs.It also allocates $11.1B for American farmers, $1.4B for Ebola response in Central Africa, $500M for Washington, D.C. infrastructure restoration and $1B to complete Penn Station modernization.Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought delivered the request to House Speaker Mike Johnson, but Senate leaders including Patty Murray express bipartisan skepticism as President Donald Trump presses for approval.
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