Senate parliamentarian nixes Trumps ballroom fund in budget bill
News Source : NBC News
News Summary
- A GOP bill seeking $1 billion for the Secret Service is in jeopardy as it faces pushback from a top Senate official.
- The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, said Saturday that the budget bill needs to be rewritten to account for jurisdictional issues.
- The bill would be subject to a 60-vote threshold to pass, meaning it can’t move forward with a simple majority.
- The development is a blow to the Republican bill, but it is not the end of efforts to include ballroom funding.
A GOP bill seeking $1 billion for the Secret Service to help finance President Donald Trumps White House ballroom is in jeopardy as it faces pushback from a top Senate official.
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