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

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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