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Read more Republicans expected to abandon $1b security proposal for White House and Trump’s ballroom

By the Associated Press

Senate Republican leaders are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Trump’s ballroom on Thursday after members of their own party questioned the timing and the lack of detail in the Secret Service request.

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Pressured by the White House, Republicans have tried to add the money to a roughly $70 billion bill to restore funding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. But the security proposal met with backlash from some GOP lawmakers who are questioning the cost and how the taxpayer dollars would be used.

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