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Watch: Hegseth, Sen. Murray clash over Iran war funding request

Name: Watch: Hegseth, Sen. Murray clash over Iran war funding request
Uploaded: 2026-07-21T15:37:00-0400
Duration: 5 min 34 s
Description: Sen. Patty Murray on Tuesday pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over what she views as an "attempt to skirt the normal appropriations process," accusing the Trump administration of poor planning as it requests an additional $67 billion in funding as the Iran war escalates.

Sen. Patty Murray on Tuesday pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over what she views as an "attempt to skirt the normal appropriations process," accusing the Trump administration of poor planning as it requests an additional $67 billion in funding as the Iran war escalates.