GOP pushes $400M taxpayer funding for White House ballroom
TL;DR
Senate Republicans, led by Lindsey Graham, propose using $400 million in taxpayer funds to build a White House ballroom, arguing security needs after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting. Rand Paul and Lauren Boebert are pushing alternatives that minimize or avoid new public funds, while Democrats oppose funding from taxpayers. The White House supports the project as a secure facility, and a lawsuit by the National Trust to halt construction continues.
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- Republicans now plan for taxpayers to cover Trump’s $400 million ‘privately funded’ ballroom The Independent
- Acting AG Blanche asks court to let White House ballroom construction resume after press dinner shooting CBS News
- In Trump-like tone, government lawyers ask court to undo ruling halting work on White House ballroom CNN
- Senate Republican on Trump ballroom push: ‘We have $39 trillion of debt’ The Hill
- Adopting Trump’s Voice, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Let Ballroom Proceed The New York Times
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