Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer promise that Democrats in Congress — hopefully joined by some Republicans — will push back against President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration in multiple arenas.
“The President’s actions clearly violate the Congress’ exclusive power of the purse, which our founders enshrined in the Constitution,” the California and New York Democrats said in a joint statement Friday. “The Congress will defend our constitutional authorities in the Congress, in the courts, and in the public, using every remedy available.”
Pelosi and Schumer did not provide specifics regarding the actions they’ll take in those arenas. But there’s already talk of the House passing a resolution of disapproval, rejecting the emergency declaration.
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