(The Detroit News)
Melissa Nann Burke and Beth LeBlanc Jan. 31, 2019 8:29 a.m.
Michigan Republican Rep. Justin Amash this week criticized the idea of President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to secure money to build his Southern border wall.
"@POTUS can’t claim emergency powers for non-emergency actions whenever Congress doesn’t legislate the way he wants," Amash tweeted Monday.
Amash, who represents the Grand Rapids area, was responding to a statement by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, that Trump "must" declare an emergency for the construction of the wall if lawmakers fail to reach a deal on border security.
Graham, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Twitter that previous presidents deployed troops to the border, so "what’s the difference between troops securing the border and troops constructing barriers to secure the border?"
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