Senate Democrats Unanimously Sink $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill as Iran War Fight Shifts
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 15
Senate Democrats Unanimously Sink $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill as Iran War Fight Shifts
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 15
Summary
$1.15 trillion in annual defense policy is now a new pressure point on Iran after Senate Democrats unanimously killed their chamber’s NDAA, framing opposition as a refusal to bless President Donald Trump’s war.
50-46 was the earlier failed procedural vote, with Democrats objecting to the Iran conflict, a larger Pentagon budget and provisions tying U.S. and Israeli militaries more closely together.
Next week’s House vote has become the party’s next target as Democrats move away from war-powers resolutions and toward must-pass legislation that can directly complicate defense funding and authorization.
At the same time, House Republicans are trying to advance a separate reconciliation framework with $67 billion for defense and $11 billion in farm aid, but internal disputes over offsets and possible Iran war funding threaten support.