Dems: We will not approve one more cent for this war

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Citing the lack of strategy, explanation, the human cost, and absence of congressional approval, Trump’s critics are digging in against operations in Iran

Stavroula Pabst
Mar 18, 2026


snip:“We can, in fact, ensure that this Congress doesn't send not one more dollar for a war with Iran,” Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) said at the event, which was hosted by Win Without War, and memorialized the children killed in a likely U.S. attack on a school in Minab, Iran. “From Venezuela to Chicago, our dollars are advancing the pain and suffering of our global neighbors. And we here today are saying enough, because we are tired of attacks on our communities, and we are sick and tired of endless wars.”

Lawmakers rejected a possible $50 billion supplemental funding request being considered, to help the U.S. pay for its war. (Update: Following the presser, the Washington Post now reports the Pentagon has requested the White House ask lawmakers to approve a $200 billion supplemental.) The Pentagon estimates the first week of the war alone cost about $11 billion. Several said their opposition was linked to the fact that there had been no approval by Congress to go to war.

At least two war powers bills — those introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in the Senate, and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) in the House — have been rejected since the war in Iran was launched on Feb. 28. Several more are expected to come up for votes in the Senate and House as early as tonight .(Update: A War Powers Act resolution sponsored by Sen.Cory Booker, D-N.J., was rejected late Wednesday, in a 47-53 vote.)

“The only sustainable path to security is through diplomacy. So I won't support another penny for this war, and I will vote against any defense supplemental package,” Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) said. “Every dollar Congress spends on this war without ever authorizing it, tells this President and every future president that they can drag this country into any conflict they want.”
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