Pentagon Approves More Funds for Border Wall
By Townhall. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved an additional $1.5 billion to build 80 more miles of President Trump’s border wall.
#BREAKING #Border @ActingSecDef Pat Shanahan confirms he is transferring $1.5 billion in Pentagon funds for the border wall, including funds Pentagon was saving for #Afghanistan. But then tells me "I won't be reprogramming any more money for the border wall."
— Carla Babb (@CarlaBabbVOA) May 10, 2019
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Acting Secretary of Defense Shanahan: soon building 256 miles of border wall, 1/2 mile per day https://t.co/a5i36cQxlR pic.twitter.com/LiGdhxudcD
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 8, 2019
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Pentagon Approves Plan to Shift $1.5B for Wall Along U.S.-Mexico Border
By Fox News. The Pentagon has approved a plan to spend an additional $1.5 billion to build 80 more miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News Friday.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan approved the re-allocation of funds, which were originally earmarked for support of Afghan security forces and other projects, to help pay for the wall along the southern border. . .
In March, Shanahan approved the first transfer of Defense Department dollars and redirected $1 billion to help build nearly 60 miles of wall in Yuma, Ariz. and El Paso, Texas.
The combined total of $2.5 billion is in response to President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border.
But the plan to divert Pentagon funding has sparked criticism from congressional Democrats, who accused Shanahan of not seeking approval to “reprogram” the funds without congressional authority. Shanahan and other senior defense officials claimed in response they did not have to get permission from Congress despite the objections from Democratic lawmakers. (Read more from “Pentagon Approves Plan to Shift $1.5B for Wall Along U.S.-Mexico Border” HERE)
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