I would suggest flipping the burden, so that is to say, have the National Emergencies Act where the president can declare an emergency for a brief period of time, say 60 days, and unless Congress comes in and ratifies that within 60 days, then the emergency goes away, rather than saying that Congress has to come in and undermined the declaration of emergency.
On the recordMarch 10, 2020
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Horsford proposes changes to the National Emergencies Act to limit presidential power.
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