However, on Tuesday the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Service Committee denied the Pentagon’s plan to allocate $1 billion to build the border wall. The committee denied the action due to concerns about using defense budget in order to fund the wall. During the hearing, lawmakers acknowledged that the decision to move funds could negatively affect the Pentagon’s ability to reprogram funds in the future. Committee chairman Adam Smith stated that the plans to shift military funds to build a wall without Congressional consultation could result in lawmakers entirely removing the Pentagon’s ability to reprogram funds in the future.
Do you think that defense budget should be utilized to fund the wall? Does the Pentagon have the power to allocate funds to such a project? What kind of issues could arise if the Pentagon continually attempts to fund projects without approval from Congress?
We might as well put those funds to good use. I am glad that we are finally starting to get the ball rolling on the wall. I don't see why the Pentagon would need to have the approval of Congress. They should be allowed to spend their funds on whatever they want to an extent.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the defense budget should be utilized to fund the wall. I feel that the Pentagon is at least putting the funds that are reserved in the defense budget to use. I feel that if they continue their funding might be cut (if congress agrees on it).
ReplyDeleteI believe the pentagon should be able to send money to fund the wall. This money is from the defense budget and defending the United States may involve a wall if necessary. Defense is the resisting of attack and a wall can resist people from attack. I believe the definition alone justifies the funding of the wall.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the defense budget could probably be better spend on other things personally. However, concerning the Pentagon I do not think that they should be able to allocate such large amounts of money to anything without the approval of Congress. Congress is there for a reason, and should be used.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think the money should’ve been used to fund the wall. There are lots of other things that could use funding that, in my opinion, are more important than the border wall.
ReplyDeleteI think it’s fine to use the money for the wall. Something needs to be done. The wall alone won’t stop illegal immigration but it will help prevent it.
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