Parliamentarian blocks taxpayer funding for Trump’s White House ballroom
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The Senate parliamentarian removed security funding that could be used for Donald Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom from a large spending package, jeopardizing Republicans’ bid to secure taxpayer money for the project. Democrats opposed the allocation and may pressure revisions, while Republicans could try to resurface the funding in a future version of the bill, with passage expected on a party-line vote.
- Federal funding for Trump’s $400m ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling The Guardian
- Senate parliamentarian nixes Trump’s ballroom fund in budget bill NBC News
- Democrats frame Trump ballroom as symbol of Republican disconnect from voters' affordability woes Reuters
- Republicans revise ballroom security funding after parliamentarian meeting - Live Updates Politico
- Senate Ruling Threatens Ballroom Funding in G.O.P. Budget Bill The New York Times
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