Rep. Demings Cosponsors Resolution to Terminate State of Emergency

ORLANDO, FL – Today, Rep. Demings and other Members of Congress will introduce a resolution to immediately terminate President Trump’s disgraceful state of emergency. The law provides Congress the responsibility to terminate an emergency declaration.

Said Rep. Demings, “President Trump’s disgraceful state of emergency is an attempt to subvert the Constitution of the United States, which I swore an oath to defend. Failing to keep a campaign promise is not a state of emergency. Losing a political debate is not a state of emergency.

“By misusing his power to declare national emergencies, the president weakens and degrades our democracy and threatens the stability and security of our nation. It is up to Congress to fulfill our responsibility to the Constitution and restore the system of checks and balances that protect the rights and freedoms of the American people. It is my hope that my GOP colleagues will join us to prevent any further damage to our republic.”

Background

• Nothing has changed since the time when President Trump chose not to declare an 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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