Nearly 50 House Democrats have reportedly signed a letter to President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asking for more details on the cost of the Iran war. “What was billed as a two-week operation is now a full-scale war that has lasted for over 150 days, cost over $37 billion, and claimed the lives of 18 servicemembers,” the House Democrats wrote in the letter, NBC reported on Monday. “At the same time, prices across the country have gone up significantly, placing the burden of this conflict on American families.”
According to NBC, the letter was spearheaded by Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA), Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), and Rep. Maggie Goodlander 9D-NH), all military veterans and co-chairs of the House Democrats’ national security task force. “Nearly six months ago, Donald Trump launched us into yet another war with no strategy and no endgame,” Crow said in a statement. “As Trump, his family, and his friends in the oil industry use this conflict to pad their pockets, the cost on American taxpayers has grown by the day. Gas, groceries, and everyday goods have all gotten more expensive, with no end in sight.”
