House Passes Resolution to Terminate State of Emergency

ORLANDO, FL – Today, the House of Representatives passed a resolution cosponsored by Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) to immediately terminate President Trump’s state of emergency.

Said Rep. Demings, “This is a test of our republic. The President is not above the law. Congress cannot allow the president to subvert our constitution by using a fake emergency based on ‘alternative facts’ after losing a political debate. I hope that every member of the Senate will recognize that protecting the American people by protecting our constitution is our primary responsibility.”

Rep. Demings’ previous statements can be found here and here.

Background

• Congress is empowered to nullify declarations of emergency.
• There is no crisis on the border.
• Trump’s shutdown hurt DHS, Coast Guard, and FBI officers.
• The administration has not spent existing border security funding.
• There are thousands of officer vacancies at U.S. Ports of Entry.
• The “caravans” are legally applying for asylum at ports of entry.
• More undocumented people are leaving the U.S. than entering it.
• No terrorists have travelled through Mexico to reach the U.S.
• Most drugs are smuggled into the U.S. through legal ports of entry.
• According to the conservative Cato Institute, “The Wall Won’t Work.”

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