House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said the House will not be considering proposed legislation to overhaul the National Emergencies Act — a move that could give cover to skittish GOP senators who are facing a tough vote disapproving of President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on the border. “Republican Senators are proposing new legislation to allow the President to violate the Constitution just this once in order to give themselves cover. The House will not take up this legislation to give President Trump a pass,” Pelosi said in a statement. Four GOP senators have said they intend to support the resolution, and up to a dozen more are said to be privately weighing whether to do. Trump has threatened to veto the measure ― which would be the first veto of his presidency.

Source: Huffington Post March 13, 2019 16:07 UTC