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Money for Hurricane Harvey relief may fund Trump's border wall: source
Houston and Harris County are still recovering from Harvey. trump wants to use money designated for Houston and Harris County to build his wall https://abc13.com/5050389/?fbclid=IwAR1PeERhzACSNRI-IXqynMhx22DVOazDeSvz33ZN4for9_3E0iAplidZU5Q
The White House is directing the Army Corps of Engineers to find money within its own budget to fund President Trump's border wall under a national emergency declaration, including money earmarked for Hurricane Harvey relief.
Sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News the White House specifically asked the Corps to examine what funds could be redirected to the border wall from a $13.9 billion emergency supplemental designed to fund more than 50 disaster relief projects in California, Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico.
A U.S. official told ABC News the money could be used to build as much as 315 miles of border wall, under the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers.
News came as President Trump made a visit to the border between the U.S. and Mexico at McAllen, Texas, where he met with state officials.
Sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News the White House specifically asked the Corps to examine what funds could be redirected to the border wall from a $13.9 billion emergency supplemental designed to fund more than 50 disaster relief projects in California, Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico.
A U.S. official told ABC News the money could be used to build as much as 315 miles of border wall, under the direction of the Army Corps of Engineers.
News came as President Trump made a visit to the border between the U.S. and Mexico at McAllen, Texas, where he met with state officials.
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