(Bloomberg) -- 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.
@JoaquinCastrotx and I aren't going to let the President declare a fake national emergency without a fight. https://t.co/iPlcVVsm6U
“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.
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