The House of Representatives on Wednesday took the first step toward funding President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, as well as approving tens of billions in additional Pentagon money and aid for US farmers.

Uncertain Fate in Senate

The plan also includes money for state election grants aimed at promoting Trump’s “SAVE America Act.” However, with tiny margins and growing angst ahead of the midterms, even top Republicans don’t know what happens next.

The House formally adopted the blueprint for Trump’s funding plan, known as a budget resolution, in a hard-fought vote on Wednesday. Speaker Mike Johnson muscled the plan through despite consternation from multiple sides of his conference: Some moderates still want more information about Pentagon spending, while fiscal hawks are angry that the package is set to go on the nation’s credit card. The vote was 216-214.

There are enormous details still missing: The House voted only on a blueprint for the plan, not the actual legislation, which will be extremely tricky for GOP leaders to write.

The fate of the House’s budget proposal is uncertain in the Senate. Johnson and his House Republicans need total cooperation from the Senate to get the money across the finish line without help from Democrats using a complex process known as “reconciliation.”

The Pentagon, meanwhile, has told lawmakers that their needs are growing urgent. Key GOP lawmakers have said the money is needed before the August recess, something that will almost certainly not happen, since the House is set to leave for that recess on Thursday.

Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.