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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Mar 5, 2019, 03:51 PM Mar 2019

GOP braces for showdown on wall emergency with Trump

Congress is on a collision course with President Trump over his national emergency declaration, setting the stage for the first veto of his administration.

A showdown appears all but inevitable with momentum building behind a resolution of disapproval, which clinched the votes needed to pass over the weekend and could pick up several additional Republican supporters ahead of a vote expected to take place in a matter of days.

Top Republicans signaled on Monday that they are resigned to it passing the GOP-controlled Senate, an embarrassing setback for Trump that will force him to use his first veto if he’s going to defeat the backlash from Congress.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters that it’s “clear” the resolution of disapproval will pass the Senate but predicted that it would die in the House, where a vote last week fell short of the two-thirds needed to override a veto.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/432560-gop-braces-for-showdown-on-wall-emergency-with-trump?userid=229233

Wipe Trump's feces off your lips Mitch.

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