WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Pentagon Greatly Underestimates Cost of Iran War to Taxpayers and Families
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 45 of her colleagues, nearly the entire Democratic caucus, in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding a full accounting of the costs of the ongoing war with Iran. The letter also criticized the Department of Defense (DoD) for withholding basic budget information from Congress and the American public even as U.S. casualties and taxpayer costs continue to increase.
"Secretary Hegseth's tenure at DoD continues to be marred by blatant carelessness and incompetent lead...