Congress Must Affirm its Role and Support the Rule of Law

March 14, 2019

For Immediate Release
Contact: Shin Inouye, [email protected], 202.869.0398

WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the expected votes on H.J.Res. 46, the Senate resolution to terminate President Trump’s “national emergency” declaration, and H.Con.Res. 24, the House resolution calling for the report of Special Counsel Mueller to be made available to the public and to Congress:

“Congress must remember that lesson we are taught in school – there are three co-equal branches of government. Fidelity to the Constitution is a fundamental exercise of patriotism and should never be a partisan issue.

“Trump’s vanity project is not a national emergency by his own admission. He is trying to circumvent the Congress and its constitutionally mandated role. Members have repeatedly rejected his call to waste taxpayer dollars on a southern border wall.

“Members of Congress and the public deserve to see the Special Counsel’s report. We must restore confidence in our elections and address the overwhelming public interest in crimes and corruption that threaten our democracy.

“We urge both chambers to pass their respective resolutions.”

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.