And so you saw, particularly in the Senate, but some of my colleagues in the House as well, you know, change their mind. I look at it, and again, I'm not a lawyer, but I look at The 1976 act in which Congress gave the President the power to declare a national emergency has been used almost 60 times. since then. This is the first one that's ever been challenged on constitutional grounds. It's also, though, the first time Congress has voted to override a declaration. (08:37–08:48)
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