House disapproves of Trump’s emergency declaration on border
Story Date: 2/27/2019

 

Source: ROLL CALL, 2/26/19

The House passed legislation Tuesday disapproving of President Donald Trump’s border security emergency declaration but came up well short of the two-thirds margin that would be needed to overcome a Trump veto. The 245-182 vote sends the joint resolution to the Senate, where it should get expedited consideration. All eyes now will be on the handful of Senate Republicans most likely to buck Trump and assert congressional authority. But the fact the House was far from a veto-proof supermajority means the Senate action in the coming weeks will be more of a symbolic exercise.

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