WASHINGTON ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s administration asked the U.S. Congress on Wednesday for $87.6 billion in additional funding, most of it related to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, setting the stage for another fight with lawmakers already frustrated with the conflict.
The supplemental funding request, posted on the White House website and transmitted to Congress, ?includes $67.15 billion for the military, in addition to some $1 trillion appropriated last year and another $1.5 trillion Trump wants for next ?year.
The White ?House said the latest funding request is to cover operational costs of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, ?including for military personnel and readiness, costs to rebuild weapons stocks?and classified programs.
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