WASHINGTON 鈥� U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., was one of 13 Republicans to support a House of Representatives measure to block President Donald Trump鈥檚 emergency declaration to get additional funding for a border wall.
Democrats pushed for the measure, and the legislation passed 245-182 on Tuesday.
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Johnson said in a statement that he was primarily voting against the emergency nature of Trump鈥檚 request, and to fight back against expanding executive authority.
鈥淭hroughout the last two months, I鈥檝e reliably voted with the President on border security and the border wall,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥淭here is still work to be done, and I鈥檓 committed to working with him in Congress to continue the progress we鈥檝e made. An emergency declaration is the wrong approach, however. I spent eight years under President Obama fighting ever-expanding executive authority. I remain committed to that principle.鈥�
The Republican-controlled Senate will take up the matter in March. Trump has threatened a veto, which would require a two-thirds majority to override.
