Senate Votes to Stop Trump’s Emergency Border Declaration
The Senate has again voted to put an end to President Trump’s emergency border declaration that diverted funds for a border wall.
According to The Hill:
The Senate again voted on Wednesday to end President Trump’s emergency declaration on the U.S.-Mexico border wall, paving the way for a veto showdown with the White House.
AdvertisementSenators voted 54–41 on a resolution to end the declaration, which Trump used to shift billions of dollars from the military toward wall construction.
Under the National Emergencies Act, a resolution ending the declaration needed only a simple majority to clear the Senate, making it likely to be approved. But underscoring the broad swath of concern about Trump’s actions among the Senate GOP caucus, 11 Republican senators voted to nix the declaration.
GOP Sens. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Roy Blunt (Mo.), Susan Collins (Maine), Mike Lee (Utah), Jerry Moran (Kansas), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rand Paul (Ky.), Rob Portman (Ohio), Mitt Romney (Utah), Pat Toomey (Pa.) and Roger Wicker (Miss.) voted to end he president’s declaration.
This vote is viewed as a setback for President Trump as he works to fulfill his campaign promises.
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These are the same republicans that refused to fund the wall when republicans had full control of our govt. for 2 years. Globalist billionaires like their taxpayer subsidized, “cheap” labor & their political who res like the billionaires money. Who gets scr ewed as usual, that would be our working poor, disabled & elderly poor who must compete with illegals, immigrants & refugees for jobs, housing & govt. programs & taxpayers who foot the bill for the welfare programs.
It is imperative that a border wall be built and finished, and Trump is doing everything he can to do this despite opposition from the Democrats and RINO Repubicans. When this nation is overwhelmed with third world aliens who are invading the USA for only benefits. then I guess, our nation will wake up.
Rand Paul? Rand Paul is not supporting his president? Does Senartor Paul not get it? That he will not be supported in a future life altering back chek – he is earning his Karma.