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Pentagon devises long list of military projects that could be cut to pay for border wall

March 11: The White House announced it was requesting $8.6 billion for the border wall to help border security officials who are being "overwhelmed" at the U.S.-Mexico land crossing – Mar 11, 2019

The Pentagon has sent a 20-page list of military construction projects to lawmakers who want to know which might be cut to pay for President Donald Trump‘s wall along the Mexican border.

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Democrats say the list shows Trump is willing to cut needed defence spending and make the U.S. less secure just to finance his wall.

WATCH: March 11 — Trump budget to include request for $8.6B for border wall, six times what Congress previously approved

They’re suggesting that once lawmakers know which home-state projects could be targeted, they’ll be likelier to vote next week to override Trump’s veto of a measure aimed at preventing the cuts.

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Hundreds of projects listed have a combined price tag of around $12.9 billion. Defence Department officials say some projects listed won’t be cut.

READ MORE: Donald Trump wants $8.6 billion for the border wall now — up from $5.7 billion

Trump has declared a national emergency and proposed steering $3.6 billion from military construction to his wall.

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