Rep. Hill Votes Against Resolution to Block National Emergency Declaration
Washington,
February 26, 2019
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after voting against H.J.Res.46, a resolution to terminate the president's emergency declaration related to the southern border:
"Evaluating the president's national emergency declaration requires answering the following questions: Does the 1976 law, passed by Congress, give the president authority to reprogram military construction funding and what are the consequences of reprogramming the funds that the president has identified? "Based on the answers to these questions, I voted against blocking the president's emergency declaration. While I would prefer Congress to appropriate these funds to combat the crisis on our southwest border, the president does have the authority to reprogram funds and I believe their use would not undermine the priorities of our military and law enforcement." |
