Pelosi Could Force GOP to Vote on Trump Emergency

Pelosi Could Force GOP to Vote on Trump Emergency

https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/01/pelosi-could-force-gop-to-vote-on-trump-emergency-order/

February 1, 2019 at 4:25 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 177 Comments

"SNIP.....

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “could move to block President Trump from invoking a national emergency to build a border wall, forcing Senate Republicans to choose between preserving congressional power and crossing the White House,” the Washington Examiner reports.

“The California Democrat, under a seldom-used statute, could put a binding ‘resolution of disapproval’ on the House floor to counter Trump should he claim constitutional powers to unilaterally build a border wall.”

Key takeaway: “The resolution would almost assuredly pass the Democratic House. Then, in a quirk of the law — the Congressional Review Act — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would essentially be forced to hold a floor vote, with only a simple majority required for passage rather than the customary 60 votes.”

....SNIP"