Senate Votes on National Emergency

Posted on AllSides March 15th, 2019

On Thursday, the Senate voted “59-41 to terminate the president’s emergency declaration on what Trump describes as a national security crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, but the final tally fell short of the required 2/3 needed to override a veto.” Twelve Republicans voted with Democrats in favor of termination. Axios

This is separate from the ongoing lawsuit filed by several states against the declaration. AP News

The left is accusing Republican senators of hypocrisy for siding with Trump’s power grab.

“The issue here isn’t whether there are big problems at...

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