Trump's plan to reprogram $2.5B for wall is unlikely to get by Congress

By Tony Bertuca / February 22, 2019 at 3:27 PM
Part of President Trump's plan to use Defense Department funds to construct a wall on the southwestern border is likely to require congressional approval, meaning Democrats have the power to block it at the committee level. Senior administration officials told reporters last week that before using the president's declaration of a national emergency to circumvent Congress and tap $3.6 billion in military construction funds for the wall, the White House plans to ask DOD to transfer about $2.5 billion from...

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