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Trump says he will veto bill aimed at rescinding his emergency declaration for a wall

WASHINGTON - The House will vote Tuesday on a resolution to overturn President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration aimed at providing money to build a wall along the southern border, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday.

Trump responded with a vow to veto the resolution, if it reaches his desk.

Trump issued the emergency declaration a week ago, after Congress passed legislation that included $1.375 billion for border barriers, but no money for a wall and far less than the $5.7 billion he

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