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![Salvadoran migrants wait for transportation after turning themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas — where a border fence is under construction. The Pentagon says it will spend up to $1 billion to help build the fence.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/border-wall-mexico-texas-87e55951ac88dd780be27f7688e8702747aedf8a-e1553621077202-900x422.jpg)
Pentagon Takes $1 Billion From Military Personnel Account To Build Border Fence
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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The money nearly doubles the $1.3 billion Congress authorized for border wall funding — a move made possible after President Trump declared a national emergency.
![President Trump said Thursday he would "probably have to veto" the resolution blocking his emergency declaration to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_19073567237054-b922ce1131373f9aaa98050538e2efd1dd36fe27-e1552591342784-900x422.jpg)
Congress Blocks Trump’s National Emergency Declaration To Build The Wall
By: Susan Davis | NPR
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The resolution sets up the likely first veto confrontation between Congress and the White House since President Trump took office.