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John Garamendi: “I don't understand why the billion dollars from the U.S. Army personnel account was transferred to the counternarcotics…”

On the recordApril 1, 2019
I don't understand why the billion dollars from the U.S. Army personnel account was transferred to the counternarcotics account.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the transfer of military funds to border wall construction instead of military recovery.

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