Senate Parliamentarian Puts Brakes On Ballroom Secret Service Funding – Full Article

A Republican bill proposing $1 billion for the Secret Service to help finance President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom is at risk due to opposition from a senior Senate official.

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough stated on Saturday that the budget bill,

The bill seeks funding for ICE and Border Patrol in addition to the $1 billion for the ballroom and must be revised to address jurisdictional concerns, according to multiple reports.

“A project as complex and large in scale as Trump’s proposed ballroom necessarily involves the coordination of many government agencies which span the jurisdiction of many Senate committees,” Senate Democrats said after their meeting with the parliamentarian.

“As drafted, the provision inappropriately funds activities outside the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee,” they added.