LAMB STATEMENT ON HOUSE RESOLUTION TO TERMINATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) issued the following statement regarding the House vote on the privileged resolution (H.J. Res. 46) to terminate the emergency declaration:

"After the government shutdown, members of Congress on both sides finally came together and did our jobs.  We negotiated, compromised, and reached a bipartisan agreement on funding for border security that passed the House and the Senate with broad bipartisan majorities.  The President signed that bill into law, and then declared a national emergency in an attempt to spend more money than we had agreed to.

"The problem is that the President can't pay for this emergency, unless he takes money from other important projects like the new construction planned at our own reserve Air Force base in Moon Township.  This $85 million project will create more than 200 jobs and have a $200 million impact on our local economy.

"Today I voted to keep those jobs and that money here.  Congress and the Administration need to work together and respect each other's authority if we want real solutions to secure our borders, reform our outdated immigration system, and keep our government functioning without the threat of a shutdown every few months."

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