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WATCH: Sen. Merkley Slams GOP Plan to Spend $1 Billion on Trump Ballroom

Senate Committee on Appropriations · May 19, 2026

A lawmaker delivering a critical floor-style remark called a proposed White House ballroom a "gold plated billion dollar ballroom boondoggle," argued that recent reconciliation language favors wealthy interests and immigration enforcement funding over family priorities, and cited agency unobligated funds as evidence the additional spending is unnecessary.

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