House Republican says Congress ‘probably’ will have to use reconciliation for Iran war funding

House House Republican says Congress ‘probably’ will have to use reconciliation for Iran war funding Comments: by Max Rego - 06/28/26 2:14 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Max Rego - 06/28/26 2:14 PM ET Comments: Link copied

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GOP Rep. Mark Harris (N.C.) said on Sunday that Congress will likely need to provide the Pentagon with additional funding for the Iran war via a budget reconciliation package.

Harris suggested that budgetary measure would be necessary to get a bill through the Senate, where Democrats can use the filibuster to block legislation. Budget reconciliation bills cannot be filibustered.

“To be honest with you, it’s probably going to take something along reconciliation to be able to do it because the Democrats don’t offer us any votes to go along,” Harris told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”

Earlier this week, the White House requested $87.6 billion in supplemental funding for Operation Epic Fury, spread out across the departments of Defense and Energy, the Coast Guard and the FBI.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump ventured to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to drum up support for the funding, which is in addition to the administration’s requested Pentagon budget of $1.15 trillion.

Trump has also repeatedly urged Congress to approve $350 billion in defense spending as part of a third reconciliation bill.

However, a number of House GOP fiscal hawks have been noncommittal on whether they support the additional defense funding. The push from the administration for extra money for the Pentagon comes as a majority of Americans express concerns about the financial cost of the conflict.

Two-thirds of respondents to a recent Gallup survey said rising gas prices, which occurred as a result of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the war, have caused financial hardship for their household.

The nearly $88 billion in supplemental funding for the war — which is subject to an often-violated ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran — would help backfill stockpiles of highly sophisticated munitions that were in short supply before the conflict.

Harris said Sunday the funding will ensure “we get our weapons back to where we need to be from what we’ve already done” in Iran.

“And I think that we want to make sure that America is strong and that our military remains the superpower that it really is,” the North Carolina Republican added.

There is also some skepticism in the GOP Senate about moving a third budget reconciliation package.

Both Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who are key appropriators, have said they do not think there will be a third package.

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