House GOP passes $95B budget proposal on party lines to fund Iran war and other Trump priorities

WASHINGTON — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections.House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts.But Speaker Mike Johnson plunged ahead, viewing the go-it-alone process as the best chance to usher President Trump’s priorities through the split Congress, despite skepticism in the Senate.The vote tally was 216-214, with all Democrats opposed.“Just bullets and bombs to finish the job,” said Rep.

Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) the chairman of the Budget Committee.Democrats argued the money should be spent at home, particularly on efforts to lower costs for Americans.“Republicans plan to spend tens of billions of dollars on Trump’s failed war in Iran,” said Rep.Pete Aguilar of California, chairman of the House Democratic caucus, this week.

“Think about what we could spend with these resources instead.”The Congress is at a standstill over the US war against Iran — unable to stop Trump’s military strikes, but not having authorized the use of American military force — and politically torn over having to provide billions of taxpayer dollars to pay for it.Most Americans disapprove of Trump’s Iran strategy, according to a recent AP-NORC poll.

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The budget battle comes as Trump attended the dignified transfer of four service members killed in the Middle East, bringing the military death toll to 18.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators at a fiery hearing this week that the Pentagon is running short of cash, despite a massi...