American lawmakers, lobby groups, and the US Navy are seeking to demand additional funding of billions of dollars to replenish the army's stock of ammunition, at a time when Washington is waging an open battle with expensive missiles against the Houthis in the Red Sea and Yemen, according to the American magazine "Politico".

Eight officials said in statements to the newspaper that this step increases the risks for additional funding, which has witnessed an ongoing partisan battle for months over financing Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and securing the borders. Although the desire to finance ammunition is shared between the two parties (Democrat and Republican), The high level of bickering between the parties means that adoption is not certain.

Conflicts in the Middle East have expanded rapidly in recent weeks, far exceeding President Joe Biden's submission to Congress of a proposal for aid worth more than $100 billion to Ukraine and Israel last October.

The magazine considered that efforts to curb Houthi attacks launched from Yemen against ships in the Red Sea, in which the United States uses multi-million-dollar systems to shoot down cheap drones and missiles, “is the latest conflict occupying the minds of politicians who fear that... This will divert resources from a potential future deterrence operation with China regarding Taiwan.”