Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Monday that opponents of President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border have enough votes in the Republican-led Senate to prevail on a resolution aimed at blocking the move. The Democratic-led House recently voted to upend Trump's declaration, which he declared to circumvent Congress and funnel billions of extra dollars to erecting his proposed border wall. Asked Monday if the Senate can try to amend the resolution, McConnell said senators have been consulting with the parliamentarian about "what options there are, if any." "That's one reason I argued, obviously without success to the president, that he not take this route," McConnell said. Under the declaration, Trump would divert $3.6 billion from military construction to erect more border barriers.

Source: Fox News March 04, 2019 17:23 UTC