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WASHINGTON – Clarendon Rep. Mac Thornberry, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump for planning to shift $3.8 billion in military funding to pay for a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Texan, who’s retiring at the end of this term, said in a news release that the “re-programming announced today is contrary to …

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