Article 49728 Public Citizen: Trump’s National Emergency Declaration Paves Way for Sweeping Authoritarianism

Public Citizen: Trump’s National Emergency Declaration Paves Way for Sweeping Authoritarianism

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With one day left to pass a government spending bill before today's midnight deadline to avert another government shutdown, both the House and Senate passed the measure Thursday that came out of the bipartisan conference committee earlier this week. The bill includes nearly $1.4 billion to build 55 miles of new border barriers out of steel, far less than the $5.7 billion requested by President Trump. Democrats quickly condemned the news, and consumer rights nonprofit Public Citizen vowed legal action against him. We speak with Public Citizen President Robert Weissman.

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