{"id":24669,"date":"2026-05-16T21:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T01:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=24669"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:21:14","slug":"golden-ballroom-slush-fund-violates-byrd-rule-according-to-senate-parliamentarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/golden-ballroom-slush-fund-violates-byrd-rule-according-to-senate-parliamentarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Ballroom Slush Fund Violates Byrd Rule, According to Senate Parliamentarian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, the Senate Parliamentarian advised that the provision in the Judiciary Committee title of the Republicans\u2019 bill that provides $1 billion for Trump\u2019s gilded ballroom would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if it remains in the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cThe American people shouldn\u2019t spend a single dime on Trump\u2019s gold-plated ballroom boondoggle. That\u2019s why in a bill where Republicans are ignoring the needs of working America and instead attempting to funnel a billion dollars into Trump\u2019s Louis XIV-style ballroom and throw tens of billions more at two lawless agencies, Democrats are fighting back,\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>said Ranking Member Jeff Merkley.&nbsp;<strong>\u201cWhile we expect Republicans to change this bill to appease Trump, Democrats are prepared to challenge any change to this bill. We cannot let Republicans waste our national treasure on a mission of chaos and corruption while turning a blind eye to the needs of the American people.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Provisions Subject to a 60-Vote Byrd Rule Point of Order<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>United States Secret Service (Section 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This section provides $1 billion to the U.S. Secret Service for the ballroom project in the East Wing of the White House. A project as complex and large in scale as Trump\u2019s proposed ballroom necessarily involves the coordination of many government agencies which span the jurisdiction of many Senate committees. As drafted, the provision inappropriately funds activities outside the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Parliamentarian\u2019s advice is based on whether a provision is appropriate for reconciliation and conforms to the limitations of the Byrd Rule; it is not a judgement on the relative merits of a particular policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, the Senate Parliamentarian advised that the provision in the Judiciary Committee title of the Republicans\u2019 bill that provides $1 billion for Trump\u2019s gilded ballroom would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if it remains in the bill. \u201cThe American people shouldn\u2019t spend a single dime on Trump\u2019s gold-plated ballroom boondoggle. 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