Trump's Ballroom Funding Could Be Scrapped By Senate Republicans—Voting Begins Today As the Senate begins voting on the $72 billion immigration enforcement bill, one notable aspect is missing from the package: $1 billion in funding for President Donald Trump's luxury ballroom project at the White House.
This omission was expected, given the bipartisan resistance the project faced from the start.
At least five Republican senators had expressed reservations or outright opposition to using taxpayer dollars for a high end event space, which was first proposed by Trump in 2018 as an opulent entertainment venue for state dinners and other events.