Three Republican senators have already said they plan to support the resolution, just one shy of the four GOP votes needed to pass it, assuming all Senate Democrats vote yes.
The House’s expected approval Tuesday of a resolution to override President Trump’s emergency declaration at the southern border sets up a difficult vote for Senate Republicans.Passage by the Republican-controlled Senate would be exceptionally embarrassing for Trump. He has vowed to veto the resolution if it reaches his desk, and it is unlikely there will be enough votes in either chamber to override him.
”Some Republicans worry that if they give this president leeway to go around Congress — and its hold on the nation’s purse strings — future Democratic presidents will issue emergency declarations for things like climate change or gun violence.But many GOP lawmakers are holding their cards close on how they will vote.Defections are likely to be low.
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