Senate Republicans Remove Funding Requests Tied to White House Ballroom and Secret Service Upgrades
32Framing Analysis
Senate Republicans removed line items from a spending bill that included funding for a proposed White House ballroom and related Secret Service security measures. Administration officials stated that approximately $200 million of the request targeted ballroom construction while the remainder addressed other protective upgrades. Reports from Bloomberg and CNBC differ on whether the cuts applied to a general spending bill or a revised immigration enforcement measure produced by the Senate Judiciary Committee.