Senate Votes to End Emergency Border Wall Funding

[pnwmom]

Source: CourtHouse News

WASHINGTON (CN) – The U.S. Senate voted 54-41 Wednesday to end President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency and stop the diversion of military funds to pay for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, setting up another veto showdown.

Senate Democrats forced the issue to a vote earlier this week, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York saying it would make Republicans go on the record regarding Trump’s “stealing” of money from the U.S. military to pay for a border wall.

The Senate first voted in favor of ending the emergency declaration in March, by a margin of 59-41. At least a dozen Republican Senators went against the president during and supported blocking his use of emergency powers.

However, Trump vetoed that vote and the House was unable to override him. He is expected to issue another veto of Wednesday’s vote.

Read more: https://www.courthousenews.com/senate-votes-to-end-emergency-border-wall-funding/

[Siwsan]

1. Quite a week trump* is having. And it's only Wednesday.

[MarcA]

2. Who were the Rs besides Collins to vote in favor? n/t

[onenote]

4. The same ones that voted in favor in March, except Rubio

Alexander
Blunt
Collins
Lee
Moran
Murkowski
Paul
Portman
Romney
Toomey
Wicker

This was a big nothing burger. The margin was 59-41 in March and it was vetoed. The margin was less this time and it will get vetoed again.

[MarcA]

7. Thank you. Looks like Collins is the only one up for reelection.

Guess the rest are sticking with drumph or don't think they will lose to a D.

[duforsure]

3. How much of that money

Is being funneled to Putin and trump to get the contracts? How much of our money is being embezzeled?

[BHDem53]

5. So much winning!

[McCamy Taylor]

8. This is so massively unpopular, the Senate should be able to over ride the veto.

Trump is a traitor who is a threat to national security.

[onenote]

9. If there were votes to override, it would have passed by a bigger margin.

The chances of either house overriding a veto (the second of this same resolution) are exactly zero.

[malthaussen]

10. 54-41, eh?

Are the dominoes falling, or is this just cosmetic?

-- Mal