Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough blocked the inclusion of $1 billion of funding for Trump’s White House ballroom in Republicans’ budget reconciliation package.

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MacDonough ruled over the weekend that the $1 billion in ballroom funding needs 60 votes, rather than a simple majority, to pass the Senate.

Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough blocked an effort to include funding for Trump's White House ballroom in an appropriations bill.