On Monday night, the Pentagon notified Congress that it had authorized transferring $1 billion from the Department of Homeland Security to the Army Corps of Engineers in order to start new construction of 57 miles of fencing on the southern border.
Predictably, every Democratic senator serving on the on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s subcommittees on Defense and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies signed a letter objecting to the move, which was made possible by President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency in February. CNN reported that the letter stated, “We strongly object to both the substance of the funding transfer, and to the Department implementing the transfer without seeking the approval of the congressional defense committees and in violation of provisions in the defense appropriation itself. As a result, we have serious concerns that the Department has allowed political interference and pet projects to come ahead of many near-term, critical readiness issues facing our military.”
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