1. United States
2. Nev.
3. Letter

Vote no on the $1 billion Secret Service allocation for Trump's White House ballroom project. This is a vanity project disguised as a security necessity, and taxpayers should not be funding it. The numbers tell the story. The ballroom itself costs $400 million to build, yet Republicans want $1 billion in public money for "security upgrades." That's more than double the construction cost for a project Trump himself has promoted as a private venture. The White House already said private money would cover construction while public funds handled security, but now they're trying to stick taxpayers with the entire bill. This funding is buried in legislation meant for ICE and Border Patrol, using a partisan budget maneuver to bypass normal scrutiny. Meanwhile, families across the country are dealing with the economic fallout of Trump's policies. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is suing to stop this project entirely, and construction shouldn't move forward with a billion dollars in public money while that case is pending. The assassination attempt at the Hilton was serious, but the solution is better Secret Service protocols, not a fortress ballroom. Reject this allocation.