Senate Republicans request $1 billion to fund ballroom
May 6, 2026
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as posted by the channelSenate Republicans are requesting $1 billion to fund security improvements for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom.
The money is attached to a broader measure they hope to pass this month aimed at funding ICE and Border Patrol.
Republicans have been pushing for the financing after a man was charged with trying to assassinate Trump at a dinner late last month.
It's not clear exactly how the $1 billion would be used, but it is more than double the $400 million to build the ballroom, which the president said would be privately funded.
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