A Democrat-led congressional committee challenged Tuesday the Pentagon's plan to divert $1 billion to support President Donald Trump's plan to build a wall on the US-Mexico border
Less than one day after acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan authorised moving the $1 billion from existing Defense Department projects to border construction, the House Armed Services Committee said this move was not permitted.It was the newest challenge to Trump's February 15 declaration of a"national emergency"
The Defense Department"is attempting to circumvent Congress and the American people's opposition to using taxpayer money for the construction of an unnecessary wall, and the military is paying the cost," said committee chairman Adam Smith. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford prepares to speak at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's 2020 budget."Congress will act as necessary to defend its Constitutional prerogatives," Smith warned in a statement.
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