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12 GOP SENATORS OPPOSED TRUMP ON BORDER EMERGENCY
Jason Devaney
3-14-19
A dozen Republicans voted to terminate President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration Thursday, joining their Democratic colleagues to oppose the tactic that freed up money for a border wall.
The final tally was 59-41, which puts it eight votes short of the required number to override a presidential veto.
Trump responded to the vote with a one-word tweet that read, "VETO!"
The full list of GOP senators who voted to overturn the presidential order:
- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.
- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah
- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio
- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah
- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.
- Sen. Roger Wicker, R- Miss.