Senate Republicans are trying to salvage funding for a new White House ballroom following a parliamentary setback and growing reservations in their midst about the project ahead of the November midterm elections.
The Senate parliamentarian ruled over the weekend that $1 billion intended for Secret Service operations — which includes security funding for new construction at the White House East Wing — violated the chamber’s budget rules.
Republicans have vowed to rework the provision, a top priority for President Donald Trump, to ensure it can pass via a simple majority vote later this week. Meanwhile, Trump on Monday urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to fire the parliamentarian.