KABUL (Pajhwok): Several US Democratic senators have threatened to oppose a stopgap federal funding bill that wouldallow President Donald Trump’s administration to spend money on continuing the war against Iran.
According to information published on Senator Chris Van Hollen’s official website, the position was outlined in a jointstatement by Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen, Michael Bennet and Tammy Duckworth, and independent SenatorBernie Sanders.
They said any stopgap federal funding bill must include a provision prohibiting the Trump administration from usingallocated funds to continue the war against Iran.
The senators said the current federal government funding period expires on December 11 and that Congress should notpass a bill that would pave the way for allocating additional funds for the war against Iran.
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