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- Senate Republicans withdrew the $1 billion allocation for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, leaving its security financing uncertain.
- The Senate parliamentarian ruled the provision could not be passed through the budget reconciliation process.
- Republican Party (GOP) critics said the money would subsidize a project Trump pledged to fund privately.
- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick warned voters facing budget strains should not hear about extravagant ballrooms or Department of Justice (DOJ) slush funds.
