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John Garamendi: “That money is being ripped off to pay for a border wall.”

Featuring: John Garamendi, Democratic | U.S. House California, 8th Congressional District

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'More Than The Entire Marine Corps!': Sara Jacobs & John Garamendi Blast GOP Over DHS Budget

Published | Video Starts at 05:25

And we put forth in last year's, actually in this year's legislation that's now in effect, that a billion dollars was to be spent to upgrade those facilities for our military personnel, specifically on barracks. There's more over on the housing side of it. That money is being ripped off to pay for a border wall. And so the flow of these three amendments would indicate, first of all, a border wall may not be the solution. It may be the most costly and ineffective solution. (05:25–05:29)

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Asserts that funds allocated for military barracks are being diverted to pay for a border wall.

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