Kaine asks Shanahan if military families would be hurt by moving $3.6B for border wall

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Friday pressed acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan for details on how military families would be impacted by President Trump's plan to steer about $3.6 billion in military construction funds to a border wall.

In a letter to Shanahan, Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, requested a list of military projects that will lose funding as a result of the move, and how it would affect military families.

Kaine pointed to Defense Department testimony in April 2018 in which officials noted that a $116 billion maintenance backlog had left military families living in unsafe conditions.

“I am concerned that a project that the President stated would be paid for by Mexico will now be borne by military servicemembers and their families, as they will be forced to remain in ‘poor’ or ‘failing’ conditions,” Kaine said in the letter.

“The safety and well-being of our forces and their families is the supreme responsibility of every commander in the military; it should be no different for the Commander-in-Chief.”

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/430240-kaine-asks-shanahan-if-military-families-would-be-hurt

[tazkcmo]

1. I lived in military housing.

It was deemed "sub-standard " because it was so old, only one kitchen sink, no garbage disposal, walls almost as thin as paper, windows that had no locks or wouldn't open, etc. I've seen even worse housing on other bases.

I hate MAGAts for foisting this $%@&% on us.

[TomSlick]

2. The lying bastard has repeatedly said he would take care of military personnel.

The evidence is now clearly to the contrary.