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Schumer: Democrats will make stand against $1 billion White House ballroom

The Hill · May 11, 2026, 9:00 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is rallying fellow Democrats in a new “Dear Colleague” letter for a battle royale on the Senate floor over $1 billion in proposed funding for President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom that’s tucked into a $72 billion Republican-drafted bu

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Schumer: Democrats will make stand against $1 billion White House ballroom

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