Congress, as a co-equal branch, cannot be silent in the face of this power-grab.

they, quote, 'lie about a loaded weapon'--'about like a loaded weapon,' unquote.

While I believe President Trump's emergency declaration is legally and substantively without merit, it also raises a number of broader questions about the National Emergencies Act.

I was pleased with the House vote, 245 to 182, on Tuesday to pass a joint resolution to terminate this so-called emergency.

President Trump's actions undermine the basic separation of powers.

Unfortunately, President Trump has undermined those basic principles.

I am pleased today to convene the first hearing of this Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, for the 116th Congress.

It is good to have the gavel. The Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which is the name it had when the Democrats were in the majority, and it is the Democrats name once again, and…

That is why earlier this year, Congress rejected the President's request for $5.7 billion to build a border wall.

Polls show that the American people do not want to pay billions of dollars for a vanity project.

The law hasn't worked as intended.