The leaders of the military services will defend their portions of the Pentagon budget this week before lawmakers who have expressed deep skepticism about the many trade-offs in a $715 billion spending blueprint.
to nominate Cuban-born retired Navy Capt. Carlos Del Toro to serve as Navy secretary.
“His service includes a tour in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm, as well as several senior-level appointments at the Pentagon working on budgeting, acquisition, space and legislative issues.”. “With decades of experience, both in and out of uniform, Del Toro is an excellent pick to lead the Navy and I look forward to working with him once confirmed by the Senate.”
The sun sets above a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border wall, seen in Yuma, Ariz. | Eugene Garcia/AP PhotoThe White House budget office on Friday detailed its plans for returning more than $2 billion that was diverted from the Pentagon budget by the Trump administration to construct a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border,Trump declared a national emergency in early 2019 after Congress refused to allocate money specifically for his border wall effort and siphoned off $3.
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