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House votes against Trump's Emergency declaration | | Feb 28, 2019
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to block
Emergency funding for a wall along Mexico border. President Donald Trump had
declared national emergency to mobilise necessary money for his border plan
as the House had earlier passed only a fraction of his demand.
The Bill (resolution) will soon be sent to the Senate, where the Republicans
have majority but some section is likely to support the Bill. Even if it passes
the Senate, the President can veto it. But the Congress can nullify the veto
if it has two-third majority in each chamber, which is unlikely to happen.
During the debate in the House, Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro, the
main sponsor of the controversial legislation, said, “There is no emergency
at the border ... Border crossings are at a four-decades low.” Thirteen Republicans
supported the Bill.
It is widely speculated that the emergency declaration is a threat to the spirit
of the Constitution. It may tilt the balance of powers between Congress and
the executive.
Republican Senator John Barrasso said in an interview to a news agency that
a legislation “may actually pass the Senate.”
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