Rep. Thornberry Issues Statement on Military Construction Funds for Border Security
September 04, 2019
September 04, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the diversion of military construction funds for border security:
"We continue to face a very real crisis at the southern border. I regret that the President has been forced to divert funding for our troops to address the crisis.
"His initial requests to secure the border were not unreasonable and Congress sh . . .
"We continue to face a very real crisis at the southern border. I regret that the President has been forced to divert funding for our troops to address the crisis.
"His initial requests to secure the border were not unreasonable and Congress sh . . .