Dems Introduce Resolution To Overturn Trumps Emergency To Build Wall

(The Hill) Niv Elis 02/22/19 09:31 AM Democrats in the House introduced a resolution on Friday that would block President Trumps emergency declaration on the southern border a step he took to free up as much as $8 billion in funding to build his proposed border wall. The resolution sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) had 222 co-sponsors. The measure is expected to pass the Democratic-held House but will need to win GOP support to get through the Senate. Several GOP senators have expressed opposition to Trumps emergency declaration warning it could set a precedent for a future president to declare an emergency to circumvent Congress on another issue such as climate change or gun control. As a result its possible Democrats in the Senate could win the handful of votes needed to pass the measure.