Pentagon halts border wall construction paid for with defense funds redirected by Trump | |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 77952124 United States 05/01/2021 02:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | About 127 defense department projects were initially paused in September 2019 after Defense Secretary Mark Esper signed off on the White House request to use $3.6 billion in military construction funds, defense officials told CBS News at the time. Quoting: Goneviral A Biden administration official said border wall construction under the Trump administration has tied up "more than $14 billion in taxpayer funds." President Trump's declaration of emergency at the border greenlighted the transfer of billions in building contracts through the Army Corps of Engineers. [link to www.cbsnews.com (secure)] |
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User ID: 76388104 United States 05/01/2021 03:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The U.S. spends more on defense (over $600 billion) than the next seven countries combined, accounts for 15 percent of the federal budget – representing half of all discretionary spending For more than two decades the Pentagon has been unable to complete a financial audit. In recent years we learned it cannot provide adequate documentation for $6.5 trillion worth of year-end adjustments and it has failed to pursue reforms that could save billions. Waste and inefficiency runs rampant in the Department of Defense. Yet, Congress does little to address these issues, presumably, to look more “pro-military” to voters. [link to wourpursuit.com (secure)] The Seven Countries: China India Russia Saudi Arabia Franc German UK Japan South Korea Brazil Last Edited by nutmeg on 05/01/2021 03:34 PM |