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- Senate Democrats except Sen. John Fetterman signed a letter urging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to detail Iran war costs.
- The letter demanded a cost breakdown, spending requests, and a plan for unspent dollars by Sept. 30.
- Democrats cited a Pentagon estimate that the Iran war’s cost had risen to $42 billion.
- They highlighted a $67 billion supplemental request in June.
- Democrats say defense funding should be lower to free money for infrastructure and healthcare.