Of course he was.
House Armed Services Committee rejects Pentagon request to spend $1B on border fencing, roads, and lighting. The Pentagon plans to do it anyway.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/house-armed-services-committee-rejects-pentagon-request-to-spend-1-billion-on-border-fencing-roads-and-lighting-the-pentagon-plans-to-do-it-anyway