...and vowed to oppose the Pentagon’s imminent supplemental package.
Oppose the Pentagon's imminent supplemental package.
Occurrences
vowing to oppose the Pentagon’s floated $200 billion defense supplemental package
Evidence
Jacobs said that a supplemental funding request for the Iran war would eventually come to Congress, that the number had ranged from $20 billion to $200 billion, and that “it’s incredibly important that all of my colleagues reject that supplemental funding request.” She added that Congress should use appropriations and NDAA vehicles to prevent more funding for the war.
NOTUS reported that House progressives criticized the Trump administration’s reported $200 billion funding plan for the war in Iran, noting that the Pentagon was preparing a massive supplemental request. The article quotes Sara Jacobs saying, “This $200 billion … is a down payment on a long war,” indicating opposition to the anticipated package.
Chair Calvert said, “We may see a request for a supplemental at some point but we have not seen it yet, and it is unclear how we plan to replenish our stocks and address losses we have taken in our Air Force inventory.”
The Wall Street Journal reported that Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers the Pentagon needed $80 billion for Iran-war costs and related bills, but any supplemental still had to clear White House OMB approval before reaching Congress.
Assessments
Jacobs appears to have fulfilled this promise because the commitment was to oppose the Pentagon supplemental, not necessarily to stop it from being submitted or enacted. The evidence shows she publicly called on colleagues to reject the expected supplemental request and said Congress should use appropriations and NDAA vehicles to block more war funding. The package was still being prepared rather than formally filed, but her opposition was already clear and on the record during the same term.
Jacobs publicly opposed the anticipated Pentagon supplemental and urged colleagues to reject it, including calling for appropriations and NDAA vehicles to block further funding. However, the evidence indicates the supplemental request had not yet been formally submitted or resolved by Congress, so there is no completed outcome to score as delivered or failed. Because she made a clear public effort toward the promise while the underlying package remained pending, the status is unresolved with an effort badge.