Border wall could siphon aircraft, submarine project money
4 state projects said to be at risk because of border wall funding
HARRISBURG — Members of Congress say the Department of Defense tells them that congressionally approved money for four projects in Pennsylvania is at risk of being diverted by the Trump administration to help finance a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
The offices of Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, both Democrats, said Monday that the department listed $71 million for a submarine propeller manufacturing facility in Philadelphia and almost $18 million to expand Pittsburgh’s Air Force Reserve station.
There’s also $8 million for facilities at Fort Indiantown Gap, the National Guard training center near Harrisburg, and $5 million for road improvements at Conneaut Lake Army Reserve Center.
Casey and Houlahan had asked for the information last month. The White House has said the border project would receive $3.6 billion that Congress originally provided for military construction projects.
