Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom
Democrats say the partisan budget move diverts taxpayer money from cost-of-living priorities and could force vulnerable Republicans into a politically risky vote.
- Senate Republicans proposed a $72 billion budget including $1 billion for Secret Service security upgrades related to President Trump's White House ballroom project as part of a broader immigration funding package.
- Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, plan to oppose the $1 billion security funding, calling it a politically tone-deaf vanity project and a waste amid economic concerns.
- Some Senate Democrats accepting donations from companies funding the ballroom project have faced accusations of conflict of interest from opponents.
- Republicans aim to pass the budget through reconciliation without Democratic support, while Democrats vow to oppose the ballroom funding using all available procedural tools.
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Thune defends $1B for White House security as 'what it costs' to protect the president
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is defending a plan to give the Secret Service up to $1 billion for security upgrades to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project. Thune said the total is what it costs to protect the president…
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Democrats vow to challenge ballroom security funding in Republican budget bill
(The Center Square) – Republicans in Congress will spend the next two weeks pushing forward their $72 billion budget reconciliation bill, attempting to meet President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline.
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