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$1 billion in taxpayer money for Trump’s ballroom? Oregon senator, other Democrats recoil at GOP bill
$1 billion in taxpayer money for Trump’s ballroom? Oregon senator, other Democrats recoil at GOP bill
$1 billion in taxpayer money for Trump’s ballroom? Oregon senator, other Democrats recoil at GOP bill

Published on: 05/06/2026

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Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon joined other Democrats on Tuesday in decrying Senate Republicans’ move to earmark $1 billion in taxpayer money to cover security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom at the White House.

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