US Republican senator says Trump ballroom funding removed from spending bill [View all]
Source: Red Lake Nation News, Red Lake, MN/Reuters
May 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator John Kennedy on Wednesday said there was insufficient support in the Senate to spend $1 billion on a planned White House ballroom and related security measures, and that the proposal would not be included in a $72 billion immigration enforcement bill.
Speaking to reporters after leaving a meeting of Republican senators, Kennedy, of Louisiana, said: "We were told that, and again, I haven't looked at the text, but we're told that the ballroom money is out."
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters that there were "a couple snags" that his 53 Republicans were trying to iron out. "I think there are issues related to the East Wing modernization project," he said.
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