Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has warned that Americans are already experiencing high costs from the ongoing Iran war, and criticised the administration for offering conflicting timelines about when the conflict might end. Schiff shared a clip from his Meet the Press appearance, stating that the American people want to know when the war will end. He also warned that continued attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz could prolong U.S. involvement. The conflict is expected to cost the US hundreds of billions and potentially cause inflation through government borrowing and money creation rather than energy costs.