Rep. Justin Amash Justin AmashCentrist Democrats 'strongly considering' discharge petition on GOP PPP bill On The Trail: How Nancy Pelosi could improbably become president History is on Edward Snowden's side: Now it's time to give him a full pardon MORE (R-Mich) is joining Democrats in co-sponsoring a joint resolution to block President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's emergency declaration seeking additional funds to build physical barriers along the southern border.



Amash is the sole Republican to sign on to measure, according to Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro Joaquin CastroHispanic Caucus members embark on 'virtual bus tour' with Biden campaign Hispanic caucus report takes stock of accomplishments with eye toward 2021 Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into allegations of medical neglect at Georgia ICE facility MORE (D-Texas), who is spearheading the efforts.



"Right now I believe that we're at about 226 or 227 co-sponsors including one Republican, Justin Amash, and I look forward to getting more support as the days go on," Castro told reporters on a call Friday.



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A national emergency declaration for a non-emergency is void. A prerequisite for declaring an emergency is that the situation requires immediate action and Congress does not have an opportunity to act. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump is attempting to circumvent our constitutional system. — Justin Amash (@justinamash) February 15, 2019

Amash's office said the congressman feels the situation does not qualify as a national emergency."A national emergency declaration for a non-emergency is void. A prerequisite for declaring an emergency is that the situation requires immediate action and Congress does not have an opportunity to act. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump is attempting to circumvent our constitutional system," Amash tweeted following Trump's announcement.





House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare House lawmakers reach deal to avert shutdown Centrist Democrats 'strongly considering' discharge petition on GOP PPP bill MORE (D-Calif.) noted the "Dear Colleague" letter that she sent Monday encouraged members of both parties to support the resolution, adding she believes Trump's decision is an "institutional assault" against Congress.



Castro said he and his staff plan on making additional calls to garner bipartisan support over the weekend and will attempt to whip support on the floor when Congress returns from its recess on Monday.



"As the Speaker mentioned, both she and I have sent 'Dear Colleague' letters out to both Democrats and Republicans. So this isn't a situation where we've just been courting one side," he said.

"It's been a little bit tough because we've been out of session since last Thursday, so we've not been together on the House floor. That's usually when you see resolutions or bills where you pick up co-sponsors and very quickly. It's usually because you can speak to them about the legislation on the House floor and make your case [and] so forth."

Pelosi said she expects the resolution to go to the House Rules Committee on Monday and is aiming for a floor vote on Tuesday.