Hegseth, Caine Testify on $87.6B Iran Supplemental
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- Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the White House's $87.6 billion supplemental funding request.
- The Trump administration's request would fund the Iran war, according to the supplemental request description.
- The $87.6 billion package also includes funding to curtail the Ebola outbreak and provide aid to U.S. farmers, beyond military spending.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was listed among the officials set to testify on the broader supplemental package.
- Trump publicly said Iran 'hasn't seen anything yet' as the administration prepared to make its case to appropriators for the war funding.
Why it matters: The $87.6 billion ask ties continued military action against Iran directly to domestic priorities like Ebola containment and farm aid, forcing the Senate Appropriations Committee to weigh the wartime supplemental on a single up-or-down vote rather than debating each component separately. Senators representing farming districts now have a direct stake in funding the Iran war, expanding the political coalition behind open-ended military operations.
