AOC And Joaquin Castro Plan Bill To Block “Emergency”

Bloomberg reports:

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she will introduce a bill with fellow Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro to stop President Donald Trump’s planned emergency declaration. New York’s Ocasio-Cortez, who was speaking on Instagram, didn’t provide specifics but Castro previously said he’d offer a joint resolution.

“If President Trump declares a national emergency to fund his border wall, I’m prepared to introduce a resolution to terminate the President’s emergency declaration,” Castro of Texas said in a statement Thursday. The National Emergencies Act gives Congress the authority to do so by enacting a joint resolution, according to Castro.

“I didn’t need to do this” is admitting this isn’t an emergency at all.

“I didn’t need to do this” means he’s faking a crisis. https://t.co/TVqp0z4EHI

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 15, 2019

.@JoaquinCastrotx and I aren’t going to let the President declare a fake national emergency without a fight. https://t.co/iPlcVVsm6U

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 15, 2019