Pelosi on Blocking Trump’s National Emergency: ‘This Is About the Constitution, Patriotism’

PELOSI: "The President's power grab usurps that constitutional responsibility and fundamentally violates the balance of power envisioned by our founders. To defend our democracy, the House will pass congressman Castro's privileged resolution to terminate the emergency declaration tomorrow. I salute congressman Castro for his work leading up to the moment so that we are ready. He is chair of the House Congressional Hispanic Caucus, he's a distinguished member of Congress from state of Texas, which has the longest border with Mexico. But this isn't about the border. This is about the Constitution of the United States. This is not about politics, it's not about partisanship, it's about patriotism. And so, again, once we pass this resolution, we will send it over to the Senate. All members, as I said, have taken the oath of office. We would be delinquent in our duties if we did not resist, we did not fight back to overturn the President's declaration."