House has the votes to block Trump's national emergency declaration, putting pressure on Senate GOP
The House voted Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, rebuking the president and pressuring Senate Republicans. Democrats easily passed the resolution in a 245-182 vote. Thirteen House Republicans joined them. The measure would terminate the action Trump took to secure billions of dollars to build his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
In addition, numerous U.S. states and several independent groups have already filed lawsuits challenging the emergency declaration. Trump believes the Supreme Court will ultimately rule in his favor. The White House aims to secure $8 billion to build border barriers by circumventing Congress. He will use the emergency declaration to draw $3.6 billion from the Department of Defense's military construction funds. With other executive actions, he plans to divert $2.
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