Senators unveil resolution to block Trump's emergency declaration

Source: The Hill

Senators unveiled a resolution on Thursday to block President Trump's emergency declaration to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the resolution on the Senate floor, where it's expected to be taken up within a matter of weeks.

The two senators, in back-to-back speeches, stressed that the Senate's vote wasn't about whether or not a senator supported the U.S.-Mexico border wall or Trump, but about maintaining a separation of power between the executive and legislative branch on funding the government.

“I support, strongly support protecting the institutional prerogatives of the United States Senate and the system of checks and balances that is central to the structure of our government,” Collins said.

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