Sen. Leahy: Statement on 9th Circuit Ruling Halting Transfer of Military Funds to President Trump Wall
June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the text of the following statement:
"In a decisive victory for the Constitution and the American people, the Ninth Circuit wisely ruled that President's Trump effort to raid congressionally appropriated funds for our military troops and their families to build his wall was plainly illegal.
"In upholding the lower court's decision to halt the transfer of military funds to President Trump's wall - . . .
"In a decisive victory for the Constitution and the American people, the Ninth Circuit wisely ruled that President's Trump effort to raid congressionally appropriated funds for our military troops and their families to build his wall was plainly illegal.
"In upholding the lower court's decision to halt the transfer of military funds to President Trump's wall - . . .