Under title 10, the Secretary of Defense
could transfer funding for that purpose this afternoon if he wanted,
all without approval of Congress. Mr. Speaker, the only way this body can guarantee that Trump cannot
use Department of Defense funds to construct the border wall is to put
that prohibition in the bill explicitly. The only way we can do that is
by passing my motion to recommit to restore Congressman Gallego's
bipartisan amendment in the bill and ensure that our troops are not
robbed to pay for a border wall. But I want to be clear: the adoption of this amendment will not
prevent passage of the underlying bill. If the amendment is adopted, it
will be incorporated into the bill and the bill will immediately be
voted upon.
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