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Source: The Hill
BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 02/20/19 05:20 PM EST
GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) on Wednesday said she would support a resolution to block President Trump's emergency declaration to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Collins, speaking to reporters in Maine, said she would support a resolution of disapproval that was focused on the emergency declaration, which she has described as being of "dubious constitutionality."
If its a clean disapproval resolution, I will support it, she told reporters, according to The Associated Press.
Collins's comments make her the first Republican senator to say they will back legislation to block Trump's executive action. A spokeswoman for Collins didn't immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment.
Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/430849-collins-says-shell-vote-for-resolution-blocking-trumps-emergency