Republican Senators’ Choice: Back or Oppose Trump on Border Emergency
- Measure would block president from shifting money to fund wall
- Resolution lacks support to override promised veto from Trump
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Senate Republicans must now decide whether to stop President Donald Trump from using an emergency declaration to pay for his border wall, and support from just four GOP members might be enough to send him a measure blocking his plan.
But Trump has promised to issue his first veto if a resolution of disapproval reaches his desk, and Congress appears far short of the votes for an override.