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House Appropriators Say Modernization Funding Diverted for Border Wall No Longer Available

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House Appropriators Say Modernization Funding Diverted for Border Wall No Longer Available
An Italian cargo loader aligns itself with an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules before loading more than 15,000 kilograms of medical supplies, destined for Rome, in Milan, Italy on May 13, 2020. The 86th Air Wing C-130J helped redistribute a variety of Italian coronavirus disease relief supplies, including KN-95 masks, surgical gowns and COVID-19 test kits, between Italian distribution hubs. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The House Appropriations Committee has determined that it is no longer possible to take back $6.3 billion in funding diverted from defense programs, including modernization, to help pay for former President Donald Trump's ill-fated border wall with Mexico. A House Democratic aide on May 11th said that of the $9.9 billion diverted from appropriated DoD funds to the border wall, $6.3 billion was funneled through the DoD counter-drug account before being redirected to be used by the U.S. Army Corps…

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