Rep. Justin Amash Justin AmashOn 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 Trump says he's considering Snowden pardon MORE (R-Mich.) on Monday slammed the idea of President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE declaring a national emergency to direct construction of a border wall, saying that Trump "can't claim emergency powers" when Congress doesn't the legislate the way he'd like.

"@POTUS can’t claim emergency powers for non-emergency actions whenever Congress doesn’t legislate the way he wants," Amash said on Twitter just hours after Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE (R-S.C.) raised the prospect.

No. @POTUS can’t claim emergency powers for non-emergency actions whenever Congress doesn’t legislate the way he wants. https://t.co/AZuoZ5CMKP — Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 28, 2019

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Graham tweeted earlier Monday that Trump "must" declare a national emergency for construction of a wall along the southern border if lawmakers are unable to reach a deal on border security next month.

"If White House and Congress fail to reach a deal then President @realDonaldTrump must act through emergency powers to build wall/barrier," Graham tweeted, adding that he was hopeful Trump and Congress could work together to reach a deal.

Graham contended that declaring a national emergency wouldn't be much different from how previous administrations have used troops at the border.

"Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump have all sent troops to help secure the border in the past," he tweeted. "What’s the difference between troops securing the border and troops constructing barriers to secure the border?"

His comments came after Trump signed a bill to temporarily reopen the government following a 35-day shutdown. The funding lapse was triggered after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a new spending bill.

Trump has repeatedly demanded that a long-term spending bill include funds for a border wall, which Democrats oppose. Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he was skeptical a bipartisan group of lawmakers could reach a deal including funding for a wall.

“I personally think it’s less than 50-50, but you have a lot of very good people on that board," Trump told The Journal.

Graham has been a vocal proponent of declaring a national emergency for the construction of a wall, an idea Trump raised earlier this month. But other Republican lawmakers, including Amash and Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Florida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll MORE (R-Fla.), have raised concerns about the possible action.