Senate poised to block Trump's border declaration
1 / 3FILE PHOTO: Children stand by a new section of the border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border in this picture taken from Anapra neighborhood in Ciudad JuarezFILE PHOTO: Children stand by a new section of the border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border in this picture taken from Anapra neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 3, 2018.
Republican Senator Mike Lee, who had been shopping a second bill that would keep the emergency declaration in effect temporarily, said on Wednesday the White House had said Trump would not support his proposal, so he would be voting on Thursday to end the emergency declaration. The Utah lawmaker was the fifth Republican senator to say they back a measure passed by the Democratic-led House of Representatives to terminate Trump's declaration. In the 100-seat Senate, votes from at least four Republicans are needed to pass the measure, along with all 45 Democrats and two independents."We'll see whether or not I have to do the veto.
Under the emergency declaration Trump signed on Feb. 15, he would take money from other federal programs to build the barrier he says is needed to curb illegal immigration and the flow of illicit drugs. There are also court challenges asserting Congress, not the president, decides how taxpayer money is spent.
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