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13 October
5:20 pm

the money that was used for the Iran war was already appropriated

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 3 (WABI/WAGM)

5:20 pm
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Why we checked itCollins asserts that funding for military operations related to an Iran war was pre-appropriated, which is a specific claim about Congressional budget authorization that could be verified against spending records.
What we foundThe money being used for the Iran war comes from previously appropriated defense accounts, but those funds were appropriated for other purposes — not for this war — making the claim imprecise.
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