February 26, 2019

Castro Statement on Passage of Privileged Resolution to Terminate Trump’s Fake Emergency, Heads to Senate for a Vote

WASHINGTON— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Vice Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and a member of the House Intelligence Committee and the House Education and Labor Committee, today made the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the privileged resolution that would terminate President Trump’s fake emergency declaration (H.J.Res. 46) in a vote (245-182):

“Today, the House of Representatives took one of the most consequential votes in over a decade that limits presidential overreach and helps protect the constitutional balance of power between the White House and Congress. I am glad that 13 of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle rose above party politics to help defend congressional authority as it relates to this President and our nation’s future leaders.

‘There is no emergency at the border, and using military construction money to fund the President’s border wall will hurt cities like San Antonio.

“The Senate now has 18 calendar days to take this measure up. I hope our Senate colleagues put our nation, and the American people, above any self-serving concerns they have about their own political futures and vote to terminate the President’s fake emergency. This is a historic power grab by President Trump that requires historic unity among Congress, and history will look favorably on those who vote with their conscience.”

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