Democrats vow to fight Senate Republicans' $1 billion security proposal for White House ballroom
Summary
Senate Republicans proposed spending $1 billion on security upgrades for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom as part of a spending bill to fund immigration enforcement. Senate Democrats have said they will oppose this plan and try to remove the funding through procedural actions.Key Facts
- Senate Republicans added $1 billion for White House ballroom security to a spending bill.
- This spending bill also aims to restore funding for immigration enforcement agencies.
- The security proposal followed a recent attempt to attack President Trump at a White House event.
- Republicans plan to pass the bill without any Democratic votes using a special budget process.
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will fight the funding in different ways.
- Democrats want the Senate parliamentarian to remove the ballroom funding from the bill.
- They also plan to propose amendments to force Republicans to vote on the security money.
- Schumer criticized the bill for increasing spending without addressing other issues like the Iran conflict or financial struggles for working families.
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