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>> and one last question. do you also support legislation to change the emergency declaration powers so that this pickle that congress is in, particularly his fellow republicans, doesn't happen again? >> i am, dana, open to that. i'm open to doing something in the future as we move forward. i really didn't like tying that effort to this because i think it misrepresented the legality of what the president is doing. i think we ought to look at a whole bunch of presidential powers and see if the congress can't come back together and claw back and putting authority where it belongs, and that, of c...

The chamber will vote on it tomorrow. democrats had enough republican support to overturn the president's declaration, sending it to his desk where he is expected to veto the plan. mcconnell also confirmed yesterday senate republicans are looking at ways to reform the use of emergency declaration powers. the includes the plan of senator mike lee from utah for legislation to shift from powers from the president to congress. thanks. it would amend the national emergencies act to say any declaration would automatically expire after 30 days unless both chambers of congress vote to keep it. both re...

As sarah westwood reports, the white house is ready to fight back. >> trump's national emergency declaration has opened up even more divides among lawmaker on capitol hill, even among just republicans who are split on the president taking this approach. democrats have always opposed the idea of the president building a border wall no matter the funding source, but they also say the president using his emergency declaration powers in this way is unconstitutional, and while some republicans have expressed some disdmfcomfort wi the idea of the president setting a precedent by using his emergency ...

An imminent challenge, and u.s. law makers are trying to block the president's funding for the border wall. but the white house is ready to fight back, as sarah westwood reports. >> reporter: trump's national emergency declaration has opened up even more divides among lawmakers on capitol hill. democrats have always opposed the idea of the president building a border wall, but they say the president using his emergency declaration powers in this way is unconstitutional. while some republicans have expressed discomfort, others are arguing there's a genuine national security and humanitarian cri...