Today, the Senate voted to pass a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency declaration made by President Trump in an attempt to bypass Congress to fund border wall construction. The resolution passed 54-41.  

Jamie Rappaport Clark, president and CEO for Defenders of Wildlife, issued this statement:  

“President Trump’s national emergency declaration was a gross overreach of executive power and we are grateful that the Senate stood up against - and rejected - this administration’s waste of public resources. Border wall construction will have devastating consequences for wildlife and communities and we will continue to fight it no matter what tactics this administration tries to employ.”  

For nearly 80 years, Defenders of Wildlife has worked to protect and restore America’s wildlife at risk of extinction, advancing a vision of a future in which wildlife thrives, sustained by broad public support and a resilient network of healthy lands and waters. With a network of more than 2 million supporters, Defenders is an advocate for innovative solutions to safeguard wildlife for generations to come. To learn more, please visit https://defenders.org/newsroom or follow us on Instagram @defendersofwildlife.  

 

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