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GOP Push for $1 Billion to Fund Trump’s Ballroom Hits Roadblock

A GOP bill aiming to use $1 billion of taxpayer money to finance required security for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom was denied in a Saturday night ruling on technical grounds. Senate Republicans attempted to include the ballroom project in a budget reconciliation

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GOP Push for $1 Billion to Fund Trump’s Ballroom Hits RoadblockA GOP bill aiming to use $1 billion of taxpayer money to finance required security for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom was denied in a Saturday night ruling on technical grounds. Senate Republicans attempted to include the ballroom project in a budget reconciliation
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