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Dem chairman rejects Pentagon's use of $1 billion for border wall
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:21 pm
EABOD nothing you can do.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith
(D-Wash.) on Tuesday rejected a Pentagon request to move $1 billion from counter-drug funding to help build President Trump's promised border wall, threatening that such a transfer would jeopardize the Department of Defense’s (DOD) ability to move dollars in the future.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan late Monday said he had authorized moving up to $1 billion to block “up to 11 drug-smuggling corridors along the border” by building 57 miles of 18-foot-high pedestrian fencing in support of Trump’s February 15 national emergency declaration.
But Smith in a letter sent to the Pentagon's chief financial officer, David Norquist, said the committee “denies this request” and “does not approve the proposed use of Department of Defense funds to construct additional physical barriers and roads or install lighting in the vicinity of the United States border.”
The move is largely symbolic, however, as the Pentagon is still legally able to move ahead with such a transfer.
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith
(D-Wash.) on Tuesday rejected a Pentagon request to move $1 billion from counter-drug funding to help build President Trump's promised border wall, threatening that such a transfer would jeopardize the Department of Defense’s (DOD) ability to move dollars in the future.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan late Monday said he had authorized moving up to $1 billion to block “up to 11 drug-smuggling corridors along the border” by building 57 miles of 18-foot-high pedestrian fencing in support of Trump’s February 15 national emergency declaration.
But Smith in a letter sent to the Pentagon's chief financial officer, David Norquist, said the committee “denies this request” and “does not approve the proposed use of Department of Defense funds to construct additional physical barriers and roads or install lighting in the vicinity of the United States border.”
The move is largely symbolic, however, as the Pentagon is still legally able to move ahead with such a transfer.
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This post was edited on 3/26/19 at 1:23 pm
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Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:23 pm to Jbird
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But Smith in a letter sent to the Pentagon's chief financial officer, David Norquist, said the committee “denies this request” and “does not approve the proposed use of Department of Defense funds to construct additional physical barriers and roads or install lighting in the vicinity of the United States border.”
Too bad they can't actually do that...
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:24 pm to Jbird
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The move is largely symbolic, however, as the Pentagon is still legally able to move ahead with such a transfer.
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:24 pm to Jbird
quote:And this is all that matters.
The move is largely symbolic, however, as the Pentagon is still legally able to move ahead with such a transfer.
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:24 pm to Jbird
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The move is largely symbolic, however, as the Pentagon is still legally able to move ahead with such a transfer.
RESIST! NO MATTER HOW FUTILE!
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:24 pm to SSpaniel
The Dem Chairman is doing everything in his power to stop Trump's wall. Fortunately, that consists of a temper tantrum.
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:25 pm to Jbird
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Chairman Adam Smith
(D-Wash.)
What a fricking disgrace to that name.
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:26 pm to 225bred
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(D-Wash.)
Checks out
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:29 pm to Jbird
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The move is largely symbolic, however, as the Pentagon is still legally able to move ahead with such a transfer.
"Well we deny this denial, and if you have a problem with it, we suggest you consult our Orange God-Emperor, Donald Trump the Magnificent, or take those problems and insert them in your anal orifice sideways."
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:31 pm to Jbird
Dems sure are passionate about not building a wall...
Would be nice to be that fiscally responsible for the other 99% of the budget
Would be nice to be that fiscally responsible for the other 99% of the budget
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:32 pm to Jbird
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The move is largely symbolic
Like pulling the trigger on an empty gun
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:32 pm to Jbird
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The move is largely symbolic, however, as the Pentagon is still legally able to move ahead with such a transfer.
Good. All I need to know
Posted on 3/26/19 at 1:33 pm to Jbird
I reject getting old and fat. Now we’ve both said something that doesn’t matter
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