California water projects could be tapped to pay for Trump's border wall
by Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
Jan 11, 2019
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - Officials have given President Donald Trump a plan to divert funds designated for Army Corps of Engineers projects in California and Puerto Rico to help pay for a wall along the southern border, a leading member of Congress said Thursday.
On his way to the Texas border Thursday, Trump was presented with 13 Army Corps of Engineers projects for which Congress has allocated money, but which have not yet been put under contract, according to Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.).
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