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Schatz Condemns Trump’s $1 Billion Ballroom Funding Request As Americans Struggle With Rising Costs

U.S. Senate · May 20, 2026

A lawmaker on the Senate floor criticized a proposed $1 billion federal allocation that they said would fund a ballroom for former President Donald Trump, arguing the money could instead cover insulin costs, child care, and University of Hawaii tuition, and decried use of reconciliation to prioritize the project and increased ICE funding.

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