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In this Aug. 1, 2019 photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. The Senate’s top Democrat intends to force a vote on blocking President Donald Trump from using special emergency powers to transfer money from military base construction projects for new fences along the U.S.-Mexico border. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP, file)

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Senate Democrats are moving on two fronts to block President Donald Trump from using special emergency powers to transfer money from military base construction projects like new schools to pay for new fences along the U.S.-Mexico border.

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press September 10, 2019