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"Doing so would have detrimental consequences for our troops as military infrastructure was one of the accounts most deprived during the Obama-era defense cuts," Thornberry said on Thursday. "And it would undercut one of the most significant accomplishments of the last two years - beginning to repair and rebuild our military. I hope that the president will pursue other options."
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Former committee Chairman Mac Thornberry of Texas, now the panel's ranking Republican, argued an influx of migrants from Central America had strained the Department of Homeland Security's resources, though he admitted to some unease about the deployment's impact on the Pentagon's budget.
