McConnell: Senate will vote to block Trump’s emergency border wall

By Susan Ferrechio

Published March 4, 2019 4:21pm ET

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McConnell: Senate will vote to block Trump’s emergency border wall — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., with, from left, Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., McConnell, John Thune, R-S.D., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. | (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Congress will send President Trump a resolution revoking his national emergency declaration, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell predicted Monday, although Congress won’t have the votes to override Trump’s veto.

McConnell, R-Ky., said during a press conference in Louisville on Monday that the House-passed resolution has enough GOP support to clear the Senate and end up on Trump’s desk.

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