National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday said the Trump administration has \u201cgot what we need\u201d when it comes to funding for the conflict in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, tell me how much is this war going to cost? Because I know the Pentagon briefed it\u2019s going to be about $11.3 billion. Do you need to ask Congress for more money to pay for what you\u2019re doing?\u201d CBS News\u2019s Margaret Brennan asked Hassett on \u201cFace the Nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think right now we\u2019ve got what we need, whether we have to go back to Congress for more is something that I think that Russ Vought and OMB will look into, but the latest number, you said $11.3 [billion], the latest number I was briefed on was $12 [billion], and so it\u2019s consistent,\u201d Hassett responded, referring to Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, this is something that we\u2019ve got the weapons that we\u2019ve already got in place to do this and so we are not necessarily going to need any kind of supplemental,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last Tuesday, Department of Defense officials told lawmakers during a briefing that the approximate cost of the conflict against Iran was more than $11.3 billion within its first six days, a source told The Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) last week said an Iran conflict supplemental funding package was \u201cinevitable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think the supplemental funding bill for the military is inevitable,\u201d Johnson said in a news conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t yet know what the details of that will be. As you know, in the process submitted by the administration and Congress, and then it\u2019s deliberated upon en masse, we were anticipating a supplemental even before the Iran operation began. So that will happen. The timetable is yet to be determined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n