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Steve Cohen: “There is no real emergency, and even if there were one, the President could not redirect military funds for a purpose…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
There is no real emergency, and even if there were one, the President could not redirect military funds for a purpose expressly prohibited by law to the military.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the illegality of redirecting military funds without a legitimate emergency.

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