So they don’t need a $200 billion supplemental?
WELKER: Would the administration ever raise taxes in order to fund this war?
BESSENT: Again, Kristen, terrible framing
WELKER: It's a simple question
BESSENT: It's a ridiculous question
WELKER: Can you answer it?
BESSENT: Why would we do that? We have plenty. We have a trillion dollars.
BESSENT: Again, Kristen, terrible framing
WELKER: It's a simple question
BESSENT: It's a ridiculous question
WELKER: Can you answer it?
BESSENT: Why would we do that? We have plenty. We have a trillion dollars.
March 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
So they don’t need a $200 billion supplemental?
Democrats should demand a clawback of ICE's remaining OBBB money before agreeing to supplemental Pentagon funding.
$2bn/day, with $2.8bn/day in munitions alone over the first two days. I tend to think of myself as a Large Number Scale Understander but this is just mind-boggling amounts of money.
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101) *PENTAGON OFFICIALS MET WITH LAWMAKERS ON IRAN ON TUESDAY: NYT BFW 16:35
102) *NYT CITES 3 PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON IRAN BFW 16:33
103) *PENTAGON SAYS IRAN WAR COST MORE THAN $11B IN FIRST WEEK: NYT BFW 16:33
03/11/2026 16:31:40[NYT]
Billion
By Catie Edmondson
(New York Times) -- In a Capitol Hill briefing, officials gave their most
comprehensive assessment of the cost of the first six days of the war, but the
number omitted several aspects of the operation.
Pentagon officials told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill on
Tuesday that they estimated the cost of the war against Iran had exceeded
$11.3 billion in the first six days alone, according to three people familiar with
the briefing.
The estimate did not include many of the costs associated with the operation,
such as the buildup of military hardware and personnel ahead of the first
strikes. For that reason, lawmakers expect the number to grow considerably as
the Pentagon continues to calculate the costs that accumulated just in the first
week.
Still, it appeared to be the most comprehensive assessment Congress had
received so far amid mounting questions about the objectives, scope and time
frame for the war. The New York Times and The Washington Post reported
earlier that defense officials had said in recent congressional briefings that the
military used up $5.6 billion of munitions in the first two days of the war.
That is a far larger amount and munitions burn rate than had been publicly
disclosed. The Center for Strategic and International Studies had estimated that
the first 100 hours of the operation cost $3.7 billion, or $891.4 million each
day.
The first wave of the bombardment used weapons including the AGM-154 glide
bomb, which can cost from $578,000 to $836,000. The Navy …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreihcsjdum2q7hdoyqqbb5x6nhtiw3ldqmxfeuf6dutasyn2xyeecni)
March 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Democrats should demand a clawback of ICE's remaining OBBB money before agreeing to supplemental Pentagon funding.
supplemental #tma #themagnusarchives
October 21, 2024 at 5:06 PM
supplemental #tma #themagnusarchives
“Supplemental soy sauce”
March 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“Supplemental soy sauce”
What insurance company runs your supplemental insurance plan ?
The current Medicare program works extremely well for me. I also have supplemental insurance for healthcare and medications. Medicare Advantage is a scam in my opinion. I trust government administrators before health insurance companies. You are correct that drugs are too expensive.
This is Bernie's proposal for M4All. Read the very first paragraph and ask yourself who runs HHS, and would administer the program. Tell me just how well you think he would administer it ?
August 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What insurance company runs your supplemental insurance plan ?
interesting tactic while you're also looking for supplemental defense money
Trump says he will not sign any other legislation until the SAVE AMERICA ACT passes.
March 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
interesting tactic while you're also looking for supplemental defense money
Noontime supplemental cat picture: Smudge stares into your very soul
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Noontime supplemental cat picture: Smudge stares into your very soul
we could call it, I dunno, a "supplemental nutritional assistance program." or maybe something SNAPpier
August 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
we could call it, I dunno, a "supplemental nutritional assistance program." or maybe something SNAPpier
If you vote for the new $50 billion supplemental appropriations package, you are voting to force us to pay for more of this.
March 6, 2026 at 2:27 AM
If you vote for the new $50 billion supplemental appropriations package, you are voting to force us to pay for more of this.
How can Congress pass a supplemental funding bill for a war it has not authorized?
March 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
How can Congress pass a supplemental funding bill for a war it has not authorized?
Payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were suspended at the start of November.
Food Stamp Benefits Will Be Paid Out ‘Within 24 Hours’ Of Government Reopening
Payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were suspended at the start of November.
www.forbes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were suspended at the start of November.
Supplemental Juicy Rise
February 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Supplemental Juicy Rise
Mike Johnson ignores a question about if the Pentagon has asked for supplemental funding and walks away
March 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Mike Johnson ignores a question about if the Pentagon has asked for supplemental funding and walks away
NEW: SCOTUS is asking for supplemental briefing in Trump v Illinois (deployment of the national guard currently blocked). They didn’t issue an administrative stay of the TRO blocking the guard, so that’s good. BUT, that supplemental briefing? 1/
October 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NEW: SCOTUS is asking for supplemental briefing in Trump v Illinois (deployment of the national guard currently blocked). They didn’t issue an administrative stay of the TRO blocking the guard, so that’s good. BUT, that supplemental briefing? 1/
my own supplemental explanation is that they're stupid and don't understand anything
You know how the Abundance Guys only talk about zoning laws and pretend corporate power has nothing to do with the affordable housing crisis in places like California?
Here’s how you know they’re trying to trick you into not seeing the whole problem.
Here’s how you know they’re trying to trick you into not seeing the whole problem.
A fifth of California homes are investor-owned as state’s affordability crisis deepens – report
New figures show that the Golden state’s rate of investor-owned homes is 19%, with mountain regions up to 83%
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
my own supplemental explanation is that they're stupid and don't understand anything
No "war" supplemental funding for something that is not a "war". You want supplemental funding? Ask for a declaration of war or an AUMF. That's how the Founding Fathers envisioned it, Whiskey Pete and General Bone Spurs.
No Congressional authorization of the conflict? No supplemental funding.
No Congressional authorization of the conflict? No supplemental funding.
March 4, 2026 at 1:40 PM
No "war" supplemental funding for something that is not a "war". You want supplemental funding? Ask for a declaration of war or an AUMF. That's how the Founding Fathers envisioned it, Whiskey Pete and General Bone Spurs.
No Congressional authorization of the conflict? No supplemental funding.
No Congressional authorization of the conflict? No supplemental funding.
What is supplemental soy sauce? God damn this guy sucks at making up fake shit to gloat about
March 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
What is supplemental soy sauce? God damn this guy sucks at making up fake shit to gloat about
Afternoon supplemental cat picture: Spice is over the shenanigans
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Afternoon supplemental cat picture: Spice is over the shenanigans
supplemental (pls don't take this seriously) #TMA #themagnusarchives
November 9, 2024 at 9:27 PM
supplemental (pls don't take this seriously) #TMA #themagnusarchives
I guess there is no reason to vote for a supplemental military appropriation for Trump’s War or anything else since he isn’t signing anything right now.
March 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I guess there is no reason to vote for a supplemental military appropriation for Trump’s War or anything else since he isn’t signing anything right now.
The Giuliani story is not a distraction from Trump's health, it is supplemental content for the Posters Guild
August 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Giuliani story is not a distraction from Trump's health, it is supplemental content for the Posters Guild
Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country!
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
May 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country!
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.