Press Release
January 11, 2019
The States that Could Lose Defense Spending Because of an Emergency Declaration to Build the Wall
President Trump is reported to be considering building the wall using an emergency declaration to reallocate funds currently planned for military construction projects. AAF’s Director of Fiscal Policy Gordon Gray and Ariane Martin break down which states are slated to receive funding through the military’s construction budget—and thus which states could see projects cut because of an emergency declaration.