A proposal to provide $1 billion in federal funds to provide security for a new White House ballroom is in danger of being stripped from a budget reconciliation package after Republicans responded skeptically to the idea. “I don’t have the details I need to support it. It was one thing when private dollars were building it.…
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Senate GOP balks at $1B in security for White House ballroom, despite Secret Service pitch
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Originally reported by The Hill
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