More than 20 Republicans expressed concern about Trump's emergency declaration, but just 12 voted against him.
By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow March 14 at 4:30 PM Over the last few months, more than 20 Republican senators expressed opposition to or significant reservations about President Trump declaring a national emergency to build a border wall.
What he did Thursday: Even though no compromise was reached, Tillis pulled a complete reversal and voted with Trump. What he did Thursday: Without much fanfare, Sasse signed off on the national emergency — and said it was because Democrats declined to rein in a president’s emergency powers.
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