Senate Ruling Threatens Ballroom Funding in G.O.P. Budget Bill

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Senate Ruling Threatens Ballroom Funding in G.O.P. Budget Bill

Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate’s top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules.

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▪ Senate parliamentarian rules against Trump’s White House ballroom funding in budget bill — The Hill
▪ Federal funding for Trump ballroom in trouble after Senate ruling — Al Jazeera English
▪ Trump’s White House ballroom funding in jeopardy after Senate ruling, Democrats say — New York Post
▪ Senate parliamentarian nixes Trump’s ballroom fund in budget bill — NBC News — Top
▪ Federal funding for Trump’s $400m ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling — The Guardian — US
▪ Federal funding for Trump’s ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling — Straits Times — World
▪ Federal funding for Trump's ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
▪ Federal funding for Trump’s ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling — Investing.com — News

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