Rep. Mac Thornberry, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, slammed the Trump administration's plan to divert $3.83 billion in Pentagon funding to border wall construction as unconstitutional
Washington The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee issued a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump Thursday, slamming the administration's plan to divert $3.83 billion in Pentagon funding to border wall construction as unconstitutional and pledging to take action after lawmakers were notified of the move by the Department of Defense.
Rep. Mac Thornberry, a Texas Republican who is the ranking member of the House committee, did not mention Trump by name but voiced strong opposition to the diverting of money from various Pentagon accounts for border wall construction, asserting the move is"contrary to Congress's constitutional authority." "The re-programming announced today is contrary to Congress's constitutional authority, and I believe that it requires Congress to take action.
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