Rep. Mac Thornberry (TX), the top-ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said Jan. 8 he opposes any plan that would use Defense Department funds to construct a wall on the southern border, per an option that has been floated by President Trump. "I am opposed to using defense dollars for non-defense purposes," he said. "The military is not short of challenges. They're not out there looking for new missions." Thornberry said DOD needs its existing military construction money to do things like repair and upgrade moldy living quarters and 1950s-era vehicle maintenance stations he has toured in the past year.
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