Defense Department tells Congress it hasn’t used funds for Trump’s border wall by CEDickson
Nearly two months after President Trump declared a national emergency to secure funding for the construction his border wall, the Department of Defense on Tuesday informed members of Congress that “to date, no DoD funds have been obligated on contracts or task orders for the purpose of constructing a border wall."
The letter, a copy of which was provided to Yahoo News, includes responses to questions that Brown and a handful of other House Democrats sent in February to Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, including information about the Department’s strategy and justification for deploying active duty troops to the southwest border.
“At this time,” Rapuano wrote on behalf of Shanahan, “the Acting Secretary is still considering whether and how to use the authority provided by Section 2808 of title 10, U.S. Code.” That specific section of the National Emergencies Act authorizes the military to undertake certain construction projects that are deemed “necessary to support such use of the armed forces” in the event of a presidential declaration of a national emergency.
In a statement to Yahoo News, Brown blasted the president over his plan to circumvent Congress and use the U.S. military as “political props” on the southern border.
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