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News: Defense Secretary Mark Esper has authorized $3.6 billion in military construction funds for 11 wall projects on the southern border with Mexico, per defense officials & a letter from Esper to the Senate Armed Services Committee, which was obtained by CNN.

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.@SenSchumer says the move "is a slap in the face to the members of the Armed Forces who serve our country that President Trump is willing to cannibalize already allocated military funding to boost his own ego and for a wall he promised Mexico would pay to build."
@SenSchumer Replacing previous tweet with a working URL for the letter from Esper to SASC chairman Inhofe.

cnn.com/2019/09/03/pol…
@SenSchumer Schumer says that the lost funding would "delay critical construction projects at military installations in New York, such as the U.S. Military Academy at West Point."
@SenSchumer As @woodruffbets notes, the letter does not use the word "wall," but details where new fencing will be built. cnn.com/2019/09/03/pol…
@SenSchumer @woodruffbets The ACLU has announced it will "seek a court order blocking use of the funds as part of its lawsuit challenging the president’s abuse of emergency powers to secure funds for a wall Congress denied."
@SenSchumer @woodruffbets .@RepAdamSchiff, like @SenSchumer, indicates funds are being diverted from project(s) at West Point ...

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