Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom
The proposal would fund Secret Service security upgrades and could be added to a partisan spending bill as Democrats vow to fight it.
- Senate Republicans are evaluating a $1 billion security proposal for the White House East Wing renovation, part of a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill facing parliamentary hurdles this week.
- Security upgrades gained momentum after Cole Tomas Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last month. The White House describes the project as "heavily fortified."
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer pledged to block the ballroom funding, labeling the legislation a "billion-dollar ballroom" project. Democrats plan to force votes on the spending package, which Republicans are advancing through a partisan budget maneuver.
- Several Democratic Senate candidates face criticism from primary challengers for accepting campaign contributions from corporations funding the ballroom project. Progressive opponents argue this undermines their party's stance against the controversial construction.
- Haley Stevens and Angie Craig accepted over $120,000 from corporate donors linked to the project, fueling "Money Out of Politics" slogans from rivals. These candidates previously criticized the construction while their campaigns accepted funds from its backers.
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Democrats vow to fight US$1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom
Republicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a US$1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for U.S. President Donald Trump’s ballroom as Democrats say they will try to defeat it.
Democrats vow to fight Senate Republicans' $1 billion security proposal for White House ballroom
While most GOP lawmakers have remained quiet on the proposal as they spent their recess out of Washington, some have publicly questioned whether they would support it.
US Democrats launched a new, sharp political campaign against President Donald Trump's White House ballroom on Monday.
Dem Candidates Point Out Hypocrisy On Trump's $1 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Ballroom
Vulnerable House Republicans are poised to greenlight the project Vulnerable House Republicans have failed to deliver on their core campaign promise to lower the high cost of living. Instead, they are preparing to give Donald Trump $1 billion of taxpayer dollars for a ballroom that no one but Trump asked for. Echoing the public’s anger at House Republicans, MS NOW reports that Democratic candidates in swing districts see the “$1 billion propos…
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