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Posted on: March 13, 2019 at 14:58:15 CT
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"The House will not take up a Senate GOP bill that could give Republicans political cover as they vote on whether to block President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday.
By promising not to bring the legislation to the floor, Pelosi hopes to put pressure on Republican lawmakers who are trying to balance their desire to support Trump's immigration policy and their professed concerns about presidential power. Later Wednesday, Trump himself dashed hopes for one alternative that would give lawmakers more power to check future emergency declarations — but not the current one.
During a Senate Republican lunch, the president called Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and said he would not back the senator's legislation to give Congress more power over emergency declarations, a Lee spokesman said. Under Lee's proposal unveiled Tuesday, national emergencies would end after 30 days if Congress does not vote to extend them. Politico first reported Trump's call to Lee.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a luncheon event at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. in Washington, D.C., March 8, 2019.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a luncheon event at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. in Washington, D.C., March 8, 2019.
The House will not take up a Senate GOP bill that could give Republicans political cover as they vote on whether to block President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday.
By promising not to bring the legislation to the floor, Pelosi hopes to put pressure on Republican lawmakers who are trying to balance their desire to support Trump's immigration policy and their professed concerns about presidential power. Later Wednesday, Trump himself dashed hopes for one alternative that would give lawmakers more power to check future emergency declarations — but not the current one.
During a Senate Republican lunch, the president called Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and said he would not back the senator's legislation to give Congress more power over emergency declarations, a Lee spokesman said. Under Lee's proposal unveiled Tuesday, national emergencies would end after 30 days if Congress does not vote to extend them. Politico first reported Trump's call to Lee.
The president declared an emergency at the southern U.S. border to secure money for his proposed border wall last month after Congress allotted less money than he wanted for the project. The Democratic-held House already passed a resolution to block Trump's declaration.
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Trump has pledged to veto the House-passed bill if the Senate passes it. Neither the House nor Senate appear to have the two-thirds majority support needed to overcome his opposition.
The Senate will vote on the measure to block the emergency declaration Thursday. While four Republican senators — enough to pass the House bill in the Senate with a simple majority — have pledged to back it, some GOP lawmakers have reportedly looked for a way out of dealing an embarrassing blow to Trump. The resolution, which appeared to be a lock to pass the Senate, is less certain to pass now as Republicans seek alternatives.
By saying she would not bring Lee's bill to the floor, Pelosi aimed to take away an exit ramp for the GOP.
"Republican Senators are proposing new legislation to allow the President to violate the Constitution just this once in order to give themselves cover," the California Democrat said in a statement Wednesday. "The House will not take up this legislation to give President Trump a pass."
"The House will not take up a Senate GOP bill that could give Republicans political cover as they vote on whether to block President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday.
By promising not to bring the legislation to the floor, Pelosi hopes to put pressure on Republican lawmakers who are trying to balance their desire to support Trump's immigration policy and their professed concerns about presidential power. Later Wednesday, Trump himself dashed hopes for one alternative that would give lawmakers more power to check future emergency declarations — but not the current one.
During a Senate Republican lunch, the president called Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and said he would not back the senator's legislation to give Congress more power over emergency declarations, a Lee spokesman said. Under Lee's proposal unveiled Tuesday, national emergencies would end after 30 days if Congress does not vote to extend them. Politico first reported Trump's call to Lee.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a luncheon event at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. in Washington, D.C., March 8, 2019.
Alex Edelman | Bloomberg | Getty Images
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a luncheon event at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. in Washington, D.C., March 8, 2019.
The House will not take up a Senate GOP bill that could give Republicans political cover as they vote on whether to block President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday.
By promising not to bring the legislation to the floor, Pelosi hopes to put pressure on Republican lawmakers who are trying to balance their desire to support Trump's immigration policy and their professed concerns about presidential power. Later Wednesday, Trump himself dashed hopes for one alternative that would give lawmakers more power to check future emergency declarations — but not the current one.
During a Senate Republican lunch, the president called Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and said he would not back the senator's legislation to give Congress more power over emergency declarations, a Lee spokesman said. Under Lee's proposal unveiled Tuesday, national emergencies would end after 30 days if Congress does not vote to extend them. Politico first reported Trump's call to Lee.
The president declared an emergency at the southern U.S. border to secure money for his proposed border wall last month after Congress allotted less money than he wanted for the project. The Democratic-held House already passed a resolution to block Trump's declaration.
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Trump has pledged to veto the House-passed bill if the Senate passes it. Neither the House nor Senate appear to have the two-thirds majority support needed to overcome his opposition.
The Senate will vote on the measure to block the emergency declaration Thursday. While four Republican senators — enough to pass the House bill in the Senate with a simple majority — have pledged to back it, some GOP lawmakers have reportedly looked for a way out of dealing an embarrassing blow to Trump. The resolution, which appeared to be a lock to pass the Senate, is less certain to pass now as Republicans seek alternatives.
By saying she would not bring Lee's bill to the floor, Pelosi aimed to take away an exit ramp for the GOP.
"Republican Senators are proposing new legislation to allow the President to violate the Constitution just this once in order to give themselves cover," the California Democrat said in a statement Wednesday. "The House will not take up this legislation to give President Trump a pass."
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