Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news the Trump Administration is funneling $3.8 billion from the Department of Defense to fund his wasteful border wall:
“Once
again, President Trump’s obsession over his border wall and fulfilling a
campaign promise comes at the expense of our national security. The
Pentagon is not a piggy bank to help the President
win reelection. To be clear, the President’s wall is a waste and will
not secure the border. Nevertheless, the President continues to
wantonly steal money that Congress appropriated for the Defense
Department and funnel it to border wall construction. Congress
holds the power of the purse. We must act – we cannot sit idly by and
allow him to flout the Constitution and disrespect the separation of
powers.”
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