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President trump's decision is costing his constituents jobs. >> 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 fund rgin are a naval ship mainte...

127 projects from firing ranges to aircraft hangers to child care. both at home and abroad. whose budgets are being gutted. in virginia the four losing $77 million a naval ship maintenance facility. two warehouse projects. and a cyber operation facility. >> in a place with such a historic and important military heritage. 40% of the economy is related to military funding. that hurts. both financially and emotionally. >> our community is fabric that built on military veterans and very healthy military population here. and in the region. there's a general sense of disappointment. >> bruce retired...

The world. the area central and vital role in military operations and national security hasn't stopped the trump administration from naming four different military projects here whose almost $80 million in funding will be diverted to pay for the border wall. all of these projects are being lost for a wall that makes no sense and everybody knows it. democratic congressman bobby scott represented the district for almost three decades and says president trump's decision is costing his constituents jobs. >> it means that the jobs that could have come to the area won't come to the area. tens of mil...

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: $3.6 billion is being taken for the walls. 127 projects from firing ranges, aircraft hangers, to child care are being lost. the $77 million for a naval maintenance facility, two hazardous warehouse projects, and a cyber operations facility. in a place which such an important and military heritage where 40% of the economy is related to military funding, that hurts both financially ...

>> 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...