DNC on Senate Vote to Block Trump’s National Emergency
March 14, 2019
DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after the Senate voted to block President Trump’s national emergency declaration:
“Let’s be clear: there is no national emergency on the border, and the American people don’t want a wall. Now the United States Congress, including the Republican-controlled Senate, has deemed Donald Trump’s emergency declaration an unconstitutional power grab. Today’s vote is yet another humiliating defeat for a spiraling presidency. The time has come for Trump to admit defeat, permanently shelve his vanity project, and start working with Democrats to reform our immigration system.”