One of President Biden’s Day One executive orders terminates the national emergency declaration Trump used to circumvent Congress and divert military construction funds to build the border wall. 1/6

The declaration was a shameful abuse of power on many levels. It cited a fake emergency to sidestep Congress’s constitutional authority for the purpose of implementing a racist policy. 2/6

Terminating the emergency is step one. Step two is for President Biden to work with Congress to ensure that no future president can do what Trump did. Because Trump will not be the last president to succumb to the temptation of emergency powers. 3/6

If we wait until the next abuse happens, it will be too late. A president who is abusing emergency powers isn’t going to sign a reform bill. We need to pass legislation now, under a president who is intent on demonstrating his commitment to the rule of law. 4/6

There are several bills in Congress that would require presidentially declared emergencies to terminate after 30 days unless approved by Congress. This approach strikes the right balance, and it had broad support among Democrats and Republicans. 5/6

@POTUS, thank you for putting an end to this disgraceful chapter. Now let’s close the book on emergency powers abuse for good! 6/6