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Veronica Escobar: “Funds appropriated to DoD should be used to provide for our…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Veronica Escobar's Testimony on Military Resource Misuse at Fort Bliss

Published | Video Starts at 01:25

DHS has requested these DoD support operations be provided on a non reimbursable basis, which is egregious as Funds appropriated to DoD should be used to provide for our service members and focus on global threats. not misused assets and resources when more cost effective alternatives are available. As we near the start of construction of a migrant detention facility on Fort Bliss, the first installation … (01:25–01:33)

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Asserts that Department of Defense funds should focus on service members and global threats.

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