The White House is seeking $33 billion in extra funding over the next six months for the Pentagon, for the military prison at Guantanamo Bay and to construct a barrier along parts of the border with Mexico. The supplemental request was issued the same day the White House rolled out its fiscal 2018 budget proposal, a blueprint that already is under sharp attack in Congress. The proposed budget would expand military spending by $52 billion and commit more than $4 billion for construction of a border wall with Mexico. The largest element of the supplemental request would add $24.9 billion to the Pentagon's base budget. The White House request also seeks $3 billion “to address urgent border protection activities,” including the first phase of the wall President Trump has vowed to build along the Mexican border.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 16, 2017 20:10 UTC