The Department of Defense recently told Congress the Iran war has cost the U.S. about $42 billion.
Arizona Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly joined other Democrats in their chamber calling for a detailed breakdown of the Pentagon’s spending.
In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Democratic senators say the Pentagon has not provided enough information on how the agency is allocating funds for the war.
The letter says Hegseth has only briefed Congress seven times since the start of the war, compared to more than 20 Defense Department briefs in the first six months of the Iraq war.
The senators also ask for a breakdown of the almost $70 billion the Pentagon has requested for supplemental funding.
The lawmakers say they need the information to fulfill their constitutional budget oversight duties.
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President Donald Trump held a rally Wednesday in Mohave County to stump for Republicans on the ballot, but he didn’t shout out either of the GOP nominees running in Arizona’s competitive congressional races. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs late Tuesday ordered state officials to temporarily stop enforcing laws that now bar farmers and ranchers from using cheaper "red dye diesel" in the trucks they use to deliver agricultural products. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs is touting a water initiative at Arizona State University jumpstarted by her Republican predecessor that aims to ensure the state has an adequate supply of water in the future. -
The standoff began Oct. 5, when Border Patrol agents swarmed a protest camp situated in and around a cottonwood tree slated for removal to make way for two steel border walls — the last of a border-hugging grove on the U.S. side that was estimated to be as much as 250 years old. -
With three weeks to go before the November election, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is already countering misinformation spreading online.
