Jerry Nadler: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of overriding the President's veto of H.J.…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of overriding the President's veto of H.J. Res. 46. One month ago, the House passed a bipartisan resolution to terminate the so-called national emergency declared by President Trump. The Senate has likewise voted on a broad bipartisan basis to reject that emergency declaration, leaving President Trump to issue the first veto of his Presidency. I am more convinced than ever that the President's actions are not only unlawful, they are deeply irresponsible. A core foundation of our system of government--and of democracies across the world going back hundreds of years--is that the executive cannot unilaterally spend taxpayers' money without the legislature's consent. The President shredded that concept when he declared an emergency after he failed to get his way in a budget negotiation. As he often does, he announced his intention to ignore Congress in plain sight for all the world to see. Meanwhile, hundreds of Americans have started receiving letters from the Federal Government demanding entry onto their land. Soon our fellow citizens' backyards may be seized in order to build a medieval border wall that Congress and the American people do not want.…”