Republicans join Democrats in the 54-41 vote against Trump’s try to steal money they appropriated for his border wall projects…
The Senate voted Wednesday for a second time to block President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration, rebuking the president over his attempt to fund a border wall without congressional approval.
In a 54-41 vote, the Senate approved a resolution to disapprove of Trump’s emergency declaration, including 11 Republicans. The vote comes after the Trump administration announced it would divert $3.6 billion in military construction funding from several states to build his border wall.
The president will surely veto the resolution, as he did in March. Under federal law, Democrats may bring up the emergency vote every six months.
Prior to the vote, Senate Democrats accused Republicans of prioritizing Trump over military families.
“A vote for the president today is a vote in favor of cutting money for our military and slashing support for critical military projects in red states as well as blue,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. “My Republican colleagues should vote to terminate the emergency declaration today on constitutional grounds.”….
Roll Call 54-41 (5 not voting)
Ten Republicans voted for the anti-emergency resolution, a mixture of moderates and what looks like conservatives who take fiscal and procedural rectitude seriously (i.e. they don’t like any President flouting Congressional appropriations)
A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President of February 15, 2019.
41 Republicans against
1 Republican not voting (Marco Rubio, Fla)
10 Republicans for:
Lamar Alexander (Tenn.)
Roy Blunt (Mo.)
Susan Collins (Maine)
Mike Lee (Utah)
Jerry Moran (Kansas)
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Rand Paul (Ky)
Rob Portman (Ohio)
Pat Toomey (Pa)
Roger Wicker (Miss.)
1 Independent for (Angus King, Maine)
44 Democrats for
0 Democrats or Independents against
3 Democrats & 1 Independent not voting (all running for President)
—Corey Booker (NJ), Kamala Harris (Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) & Bernie Sanders (I-Vt)
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00302
Something’s off in my arithmetic, but I’m too rushed to check it now.
Thanks DSD…..
That vote is about the power of Congress
Sorry, Mitt Romney (R-Utah) also voted for this resolution, bringing the total of GOP supporters to 11. Corrected totals:
Roll Call 54-41 (5 not voting)
Ten Republicans voted for the anti-emergency resolution, a mixture of moderates and what looks like conservatives who take fiscal and procedural rectitude seriously (i.e. they don’t like any President flouting Congressional appropriations)
A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President of February 15, 2019.
41 Republicans against
1 Republican not voting (Marco Rubio, Fla)
11 Republicans for:
Lamar Alexander (Tenn.)
Roy Blunt (Mo.)
Susan Collins (Maine)
Mike Lee (Utah)
Jerry Moran (Kansas)
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Rand Paul (Ky)
Rob Portman (Ohio)
Mitt Romney (Utah)
Pat Toomey (Pa)
Roger Wicker (Miss.)
1 Independent for (Angus King, Maine)
1 Independent not voting (Bernie Sanders, Vt)
42 Democrats for
0 Democrats or Independents against
3 Democrats not voting (all running for President)
—Corey Booker (NJ), Kamala Harris (Calif.) & Elizabeth Warren (Mass.)
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?
Update….
The Senate could not muster enough votes this afternoon to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a measure that would nullify his February order to shift $3.6 billion toward construction of the border wall.
The override failed 53-36. The support of at least two-thirds of lawmakers in both chambers is required to nix a veto…
More….
Most Republicans favor the border “wall” so this isn’t very surprising.
Indeed it would have been shocking if the override would have passed.
I disagree that ‘most’ Republican law makers favour the wall…
Trump’s end around grab for funds affects most of the states….
As DSD points out?
Some just didn’t vote….
10 voted against Trump….
‘Favor’ isn’t what I’d say…
Trump STILL scares up votes mostly
10 Republican Senators voting to overturn the veto:
Roy Blunt (Missouri)
Susan Collins (Maine)
Mike Lee & Mitt Romney (Utah)
Rand Paul (Kentucky)
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Rob Portman (Ohio)
Marco Rubio (Florida)
Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania)
Roger Wicker (Mississippi)
7 Republican Senators not voting:
Lamar Alexander (Tennessee)
Bill Cassidy (Louisiana)
John Cornyn & Ted Cruz (Texas)
Johnny Isakson & Sonny Perduc (Georgia)
Jerry Moran (Kansas)
4 candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination also dd not vote
Cory Booker (NJ), Kamala Harris (Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt)
36 out of the 53 Republican Senators voted against overriding the veto — i.e. if all of the 11 D&R non-voters had voted for the override, the Yeas would still have failed to win 2/3: 53 + 11 = 64 (64%-36%).
Without the 11 non voters, the 53-36 vote was even further below 2/3 (60%– to 40%+).
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00325
Thanks DSD…..
The ten will suspects in the impeachment vote upcoming….
And Schumer would STILL need 14 more if every one showed up for the vote on any House charges
The one Republican Senator who voted for the original resolution but not to override the veto was Lamar Alexander (Tennessee) who did not vote at all.