Pentagon chief says $1 billion of funding shifted to border wall

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The U.S. Department of Defense shifted $1 billion to plan and build a 57-mile se...

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks at a “Strategic National Security Space: FY2020 Budget and Policy Forum,” hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies , in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Last week, the Pentagon gave Congress a list that included $12.8 billion of construction projects for which it said funds could be redirected for construction along the U.S.-Mexico border.

 

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Good start! More, please.

I guarantee the wall doesnt concern the new comers to venezuela

Shameful.

In the interest of inclusion, we need a go fund me page to allow free bus fare to all the districts of democrats voting against border wall funding. Obviously these would be the most welcoming places to introduce these people to the country.

Ridiculous waste of resources

Good 👏

Good.. build the wall

DeptofDefense has vast portfolio of assets, including 1m real estate plots, professionally managed, this could be an amazing funding tool

Is there an Oscar for 'Best Acting Defense Secretary'?

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Taking money from our service members for need items to fight

Hmm... doesn't he have his hands full with Boeing?

Patsy

Yep, corruption.

Conservatism is incompatible with democracy, prosperity, and civilization in general. It is a destructive system of inequality and prejudice that is founded on deception and has no place in the modern world.

'Mexico will pay for the wall!' mhhhmmmmm

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