GOP bill pockets $1B for Secret Service upgrades tied to Trump ballroom project
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Senate Republicans’ nearly $72 billion immigration-enforcement package would devote $1 billion to Secret Service security upgrades at the White House tied to the East Wing modernization project, with GOP aides saying the funds do not authorize ballroom construction and would stay available through 2029; Democrats plan to scrutinize Byrd Rule compliance and push votes later in May.
Topics:nation#east-wing-modernization#immigration-enforcement#politics#secret-service#trump#white-house
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