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Senate leaders interrupt Grassley speech to announce Trump’s support for deal, national emergency plans

By Thomas McKinless
Posted February 14, 2019 at 11:25pm

By Thomas McKinless

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell interrupted Sen. Charles E. Grassley in the middle of a floor speech Thursday to announce that President Donald Trump had agreed to sign a funding bill to keep the government open, and that Trump intends to declare a national emergency. The White House confirmed those plans, saying Trump was “delivering on his promise to build the wall, protect the border, and secure our great country.” [ ]

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