The Defense Department said it'd authorize construction of roughly 20 additional miles of border fence, roads and lighting in Arizona and California
The Defense Department on Tuesday said it would authorize construction of roughly 20 additional miles of border fence, roads, and lighting in Arizona and California.
The Pentagon said in a court filing that due to “lower-than-expected contract costs” it would be able to construct the additional barriers with money left over from a pot of $2.5 billion that was redirected to the border from a counter-drug fund. The administration previouslyStory Continued Below The funds are part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump to redirect $6.7 billion to border wall construction after Congress denied a similar request earlier this year. Trumpin February to access $3.6 million from a military construction fund. At the same time, he sought to move $2.5 billion from a Pentagon counter-drug fund and $600 million from a Treasury Department drug forfeiture fund to build a wall.
The Supreme Court in late July allowed the administration to proceed with a plan to use the $2.5 billion from the counter-drug account, a major victory for the Trump administration. The order reversed
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