Senate Republicans unveiled a $70 billion immigration enforcement package Monday that includes $1 billion for the Secret Service tied to Trump’s White House ballroom project. The Trump administration has insisted the East Wing renovation would be privately funded and cost taxpayers nothing. But Democrats called the bill a giveaway, noting the bill’s language is broad enough to cover the entire ballroom construction. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Budget Committee, said Republicans were “ignoring middle-class needs and funneling money into Trump’s ballroom while throwing billions at two lawless agencies.”
Senate GOP Tucks In $1 Billion for Trump’s White House Ballroom in Immigration Enforcement Package
HeadlineMay 06, 2026











