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The United States is currently engaged in a rapidly escalating war with Iran that Congress has not clearly authorized, and the American people are paying the price—in blood and in billions of dollars. In just the opening phase of this conflict, the United States has already burned through billions of taxpayer dollars, with analysts estimating over $10 billion spent in roughly the first ten days—more than $1 billion every single day. That means: • $1,000,000,000 per day
• $41,666,667 per hour
• $11,574 per second While this money is incinerated in bombs, missiles, and military deployments, Americans are struggling to survive. People in this country are not begging for another endless war. They are begging for the basics of a dignified life. They want: • A living wage • Affordable healthcare • The ability to buy a home • Lower grocery and gas prices • Education without crushing debt • Infrastructure that actually works Instead, they are being handed another open-ended war with no clear strategy, no defined objective, and no transparent cost to the American public. The economic consequences are already spreading. The conflict has disrupted global oil markets and driven prices sharply upward, threatening inflation and higher fuel costs for American families. And for what? Every dollar spent on war is a dollar stolen from the American people. Every hour this conflict continues, the United States sinks deeper into financial disaster while thousands of lives—American, Iranian, and civilian—hang in the balance. Congress has the constitutional authority—and the moral obligation—to act. You must: 1 Immediately demand a full accounting of the financial cost of this war. 2 Invoke the War Powers Resolution and require a vote on continued military action. 3 Refuse to authorize another blank check for war. 4 Work to de-escalate this conflict before it spirals into a regional catastrophe. The American people did not vote for another forever war in the Middle East. They voted for leaders who would put their lives, their prosperity, and their future first. History will remember who stood up to stop this war—and who stood by while billions were burned and lives were lost. End this war.