Senate Democrats to fight Republicans’ $1bn funding plan for Trump’s ballroom

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Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, oppose a Republican plan to fund $1 billion for security improvements at a ballroom intended for Donald Trump in the White House. Schumer criticizes this funding as an unfair burden on working families amidst ongoing contentious political debates in the U.S.

Chuck Schumer accuses GOP of ‘asking working families to pay the price while Trump pockets the perks’ in letter US politics live – latest updates Chuck Schumer, the US Senate’s top Democrat, has vowed to oppose a Republican plan to spend $1bn on security improvements for the ballroom Donald Trump is seeking to build on the White House’s former East Wing. The money is set to be included in a measure Republicans plan to pass that would allocate about $70bn to the federal agencies leading Trump’s mass deportation campaign, with the intention of keeping them operational through the remainder of the president’s term. Continue reading...