Pelosi rejects Republican bill to change national emergencies law

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday rejected a plan ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a memorial event for Kasur Gyari, former special envoy of Dalay Lama to the U.S., on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

The legislation drafted by Senator Mike Lee could attract support from a sizeable number of fellow Senate Republicans and siphon party votes for a separate, House-passed bill terminating Trump’s declaration. Under the emergency declaration that Trump signed on Feb. 15, he would take money from other federal programs to build the barrier. There are also court challenges, asserting it is Congress, not the president, that mainly decides how taxpayer money is spent.

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