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00:02Senate Republicans are revising a $1 billion Secret Service funding provision
00:07tied to Trump's proposed White House ballroom project, according to CNBC.
00:12Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth McDonough ruled the provision could not remain
00:16in a GOP immigration enforcement bill as drafted.
00:20The provision included $220 million for security upgrades
00:24tied to the East Wing ballroom project.
00:26Senate Majority Leader John Thune said,
00:29Republicans would pursue a new approach and continue revising the language.
00:33The broader immigration package would provide about $72 billion for border and immigration
00:38agencies, including ICE and Customs and Border Protection.
00:43Democrats argued the funding would assist the ballroom project.
00:46Republicans said the funding is for Secret Service security upgrades,
00:50while Trump said private donors would fund the ballroom itself.
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