How the House Voted to Block Trump's National Emergency Declaration - New York Times

More than a dozen Republicans voted with Democrats to block President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the United States border with Mexico.

Majority vote

Vote to Block Emergency Declaration

Vote expected later

	Yes	No	Not voting
Democrats	232	0	3
Republicans	13	182	2
Total	245	182	5

Members can change their votes while voting is in progress.

If the Senate also passes the bill, Mr. Trump has promised that he would veto the bill to protect his emergency declaration.

Several Republicans voted to block President Trump’s emergency declaration, including Representative Will Hurd of Texas, the only Republican lawmaker to represent a district on the United States border with Mexico.

Democrats would need a supermajority, or more than two-thirds of the House and Senate, in future votes to override a veto by Mr. Trump.

Each representative’s vote will be available soon.

Note: There are currently three vacancies in the House.

Source: C-Span

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2019-02-26 23:15:53Z