Democrats decry Pentagon shift of military funds to border

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127 Military projects affected

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s decision to shift $3.6 billion from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border drew sharp pushback Wednesday from some Democrats.

Pentagon officials did not announce which 127 projects will be affected but said members of Congress were being notified about specifics. They said half the money will come from military projects in the U.S. and the rest from those in other countries.

A Texas congressman said his state will get hit by $354 million in military base cuts, while a new 52-mile stretch of fencing northwest of Laredo promises to rob landowners along the Rio Grande of thousands of acres.

https://www.apnews.com/173789312c764380b5d49832bc5621fb

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1. I thought the House had control of spending. How

can they allocate money to the military then Trump overruled it! The constitution needs some major updates. It seems Trump just does whatever he wants and nobody can stop him