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Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom
Pressured by the White House, Republicans tried to add the money to a roughly $70 billion bill to restore funding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. But the security proposal met with opposition from some GOP lawmakers who are questioning the timing of the request, the cost and how the taxpayer dollars would be used.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump’s ballroom, Pressured by the White House, Republicans tried to add the money to a roughly $70 billion bill to restore funding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. But the security proposal met with opposition from some GOP lawmakers who are questioning the timing of the request, the cost and how the taxpayer dollars would be used.
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- Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroomPBS News - 2026-05-21T14:55:36+00:00
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