Sen. Mike Lee became the fifth Republican to announce support for the House-passed resolution to terminate President Trump's national emergency declaration to pay for a border well, ensuring the measure will almost certainly pass Thursday.
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The measure to terminate Trump's national emergency declaration is expected to be approved by the GOP-controlled Senate because enough Republicans have signaled that they would join Democrats to vote in favor of the measure.As of last week, at least four Senate Republicans were expected to vote to support the resolution, including Rand Paul of Kentucky, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
His bill would automatically end future emergency declarations after 30 days unless Congress voted to extend the emergency. "Republican senators are proposing new legislation to allow the President to violate the Constitution just this once in order to give themselves cover. The House will not take up this legislation to give President Trump a pass," the California Democrat said in a statement.
"Some senators are in search of a fig leaf," Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor."They come up with this idea that would change the emergency declaration for future moments. That will not pass."
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