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House OKs Democrats' bill blocking Trump emergency on wall

By ALAN FRAM and AN- was weakening.
DREW TAYLOR The vote also throws the
WASHINGTON (AP) — political hot potato to the
Democrats ignored a veto Republican-run Senate,
threat and rammed legis- where there were already
lation through the House enough GOP defections to
Tuesday that would stymie edge it to the cusp of pas-
President Donald Trump's sage. Vice President Mike
bid for billions of extra dol- Pence used a lunch with
lars for his border wall, esca- Republican senators at the
lating a clash over whether Capitol to try keeping them
he was abusing his powers aboard, citing a danger-
to advance his paramount ous crisis at the border, but
campaign pledge. there were no signs he'd
The House's 245-182 vote succeeded.
to block Trump's national “I personally couldn’t
emergency declaration handicap the outcome
fell well below the two- at this point,” said Senate
thirds majority that would Majority Leader Mitch Mc-
be needed to override his Connell, R-Ky., who’s plan-
promised veto. Top Repub- ning a vote within the next
licans worked to keep de- three weeks. He even said
fections as low as possible Republicans remained un-
— 13 backed the Demo- certain about the legality
crats' resolution — under- of Trump’s move, telling re- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, left, and
scoring their desire to avoid porters, “We’re in the proc- others, speaks about a resolution to block President Donald Trump's emergency border security
a tally suggesting that ess of weighing that.” declaration on Capitol Hill, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 in Washington.
Trump's hold on lawmakers Continued on Page 3 Associated Press