July 23, 2026 - Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed bills today to spend an additional $73 billion for the war in Iran, and to allocate an unprecedented $1.15 trillion in funding for the Department of Defense. Trump’s SAVE America Act was also attached to the defense bill, which would impose strict voter ID and registration rules, add notarization and photo ID hurdles to mail-in and absentee voting, and disenfranchise up to 69 million women in the United States. Both pieces of legislation would still need to be approved by the Senate and signed by the President.

“In addition to approving the largest funding request in the Department of Defense’s history, House Republicans rubber stamped an additional $73 billion to fund Trump’s illegal and reckless war in Iran. The passage of these bills reinforces what we already knew: Donald Trump and House Republicans would rather spend billions on endless wars abroad putting our troops in harm’s way than help Americans who are struggling to pay for food, healthcare and housing. To add insult to injury, they are using this bill to sneak through Trump’s radical SAVE America Act, which would impose excessive and burdensome voter registration requirements in an attempt to disenfranchise countless voters.”

Source: Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva