>> it means that the jobs that could have come to the area won't come to the area. tens of millions of dollars worth of construction. that's a lot of economic impact to this area that we're going to lose for a wall that is not needed. >> reporter: in all, $3.6 billion in military funds are being taken to help pay for the wall. 127 projects from firing ranges to aircraft hangars to child care, both at home and abroad, whose budgets are being gutted. in virginia, the four that are losing $77 million in funding are a naval ship maintenance facility, two hazardous materials warehouse projects, and a cyber operations facility. in a place with such a historic and important military heritage where 40% of the economy is related to military funding, that hurts both financially and emotionally. >> our community is the fabric built on military veterans and a
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