‘Cold feet’ among Republicans on backing White House ballroom: Sarah Bedford
Some Republicans are expressing hesitation about supporting funding for the White House ballroom in the border-security reconciliation bill. The Senate parliamentarian has indicated that the funding cannot pass in its current form, leading to concerns among GOP members. The funding, which has doubled in cost, is intended for security enhancements, but critics question the necessity of such expenses.
- ▪Republicans are showing cold feet regarding the White House ballroom funding.
- ▪The Senate parliamentarian will not allow the funding to pass as it currently stands.
- ▪The cost of the ballroom funding has increased from $200 million to $400 million.
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Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said some Republicans are getting “cold feet” over President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom funding in the border-security reconciliation bill. Bedford said the Senate parliamentarian will not allow the funding to pass in its current form. Recommended Stories GOP weighs scrubbing White House security funding from immigration bill over ballroom controversy Republicans brush off Trump demand to oust nonpartisan Senate rulekeeper Trump roils Senate GOP amid struggles with immigration bill “The bigger problem is that there’s cold feet among some Republicans about backing the ballroom — just the idea of ballroom funding at all, regardless of how it’s written to survive the procedural hurdles,” Bedford said on The Hugh Hewitt Show on…
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