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Sara Jacobs: “We've seen reports that the army shifted $1 billion meant…”

Featuring: Sara Jacobs, Democratic | U.S. House California, 51st Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 01:37

And look, all of you have been to military housing before. We are not talking about building Ritz Carlton's. We're talking about a basic level of health, sanitation and safety. But unfortunately, We've seen reports that the army shifted $1 billion meant for barracks to instead fund its surge of troops to the southern border. And even if this money were replenished, it should never have been taken from the FSRM accounts in the first place. We don't need additional troops at the southern border. (01:37–01:45)

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Asserts that $1 billion intended for barracks was redirected to fund troop deployment to the southern border.

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