Resolution Blocking News Today

A joint resolution passed in the House. It aims to block a DC law that would allow illegal ...

Rob: griff jenkins joins us with more on the border battle. >> reporter: a strong message to the president from democratic-controlled house when they pass a resolution blocking is national emergency declaration. >> this is not about politics. it is not about partisanship. it is about patriotism. we would be delinquent in our duties if we did not resist, fight back and overturn the presidents declaration. >> reporter: kevin mccarthy says the president is doing what is necessary to secure the bord...

Would happen after the house passed something like that is that republican senator mitch mcconnell over on the senate side, he would have no choice in the matter at all. that law, the national emergencies act, would automatically trigger a similar vote in the u.s. senate. thats the way the law works, right? if it was the senate passing a resolution to block the president from declaring this emergency, if the senate did that, it would force the house to take a similar vote. in this case, it would...

House passed something like that is that republican senator mitch mcconnell on the senate side would have no chaoice in the matter at all. that law, the national emergency act would automatically trigger a similar vote in the u.s. senate. thats the way the law works, right? if it was the senate passing a resolution to block the president from declaring this emergency, then the senate did that, that would force the house to take a similar vote and in this case it would be the house taking a vote ...