Name: Trump's Iran War is emptying our wallets: $38 billion and counting
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Description: Donald Trump launched an unauthorized war with Iran that was supposed to last a few weeks.

Sep 16, 2026

180 House Members We Track Voted a Third Time to Keep Trump's Iran War Going. Congress's Budget Office Says It Has Already Cost $38 Billion.

On September 15 the House voted 220-204 to end the war with Iran — the third time since June. Republicans voted 203 to 7 against it, and 180 of the members who voted no are on our report cards. The same day, the Congressional Budget Office put the war's direct cost at $38.1 billion and said it will push inflation higher into 2027.

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Sep 19, 2026

Mike Rogers Now Wants Michigan's Gas Tax Suspended. He Voted to Raise It, and Once Warned a Suspension Might Not Lower Prices at All.

With Michigan gas near $5 in large part because of an Iran war he called a 'win-win-win,' Mike Rogers is calling for a gas tax holiday. As a state senator he voted to raise the gas tax, and he once said suspending it was 'not a foolproof method.'

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