{"id":17766,"date":"2026-06-08T16:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/?p=17766"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:30:57","slug":"rosen-successfully-helps-block-taxpayer-funding-for-trumps-ballroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2026\/06\/08\/rosen-successfully-helps-block-taxpayer-funding-for-trumps-ballroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen Successfully Helps Block Taxpayer Funding for Trump\u2019s Ballroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 <\/strong>U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and her Democratic Senate colleagues successfully stopped Senate Republicans from funneling $1 billion in taxpayer money to Donald Trump\u2019s White House ballroom. Despite Donald Trump\u2019s assurances that his gold-plated ballroom will be entirely privately funded, Senate Republicans attempted to attach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/republicans-propose-1-billion-taxpayer-dollars-secure-trump-ballroom-rcna343637\">$1 billion in taxpayer dollars<\/a> to the first version of their ICE funding bill \u2013 and only backed down under pressure from Democrats, which included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2026\/05\/13\/icymi-rosen-to-file-amendments-to-republican-budget-bill-redirecting-funding-for-trumps-ballroom-to-law-enforcement\/\">Senator Rosen\u2019s proposed amendments<\/a> that would have redirected the ballroom funding to critical public safety programs. The final version of Republicans\u2019 bill, which passed the Senate early Friday morning, included zero taxpayer dollars for Trump\u2019s ballroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWashington Republicans helped Donald Trump kick Americans off Medicaid and take away food stamps from millions of families in order to give billionaires more tax breaks. Then, they tried to use $1 billion of taxpayer dollars for Trump\u2019s ballroom \u2013 while they\u2019ve still done nothing to help American families afford the rising cost of living,\u201d <strong>dijo el Senador Rosen.<\/strong> \u201cSenate Democrats said \u2018hell no\u2019 to that plan, and we successfully forced Washington Republicans to strip all taxpayer funding for Trump\u2019s ballroom out of their budget bill. Nevadans work hard for their money, and I\u2019m proud to have stood up against a terrible misuse of their tax dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Rosen has been outspoken against Donald Trump and Washington Republicans\u2019 attempts to misuse taxpayer money on wasteful vanity projects. After outlining better uses of $1 billion than Trump\u2019s ballroom \u2013 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2026\/05\/12\/new-report-how-one-billion-dollars-can-fund-law-enforcement-in-u-s-instead-of-trumps-ballroom\/\">funding programs<\/a> that help local law enforcement hire and retain police officers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2026\/05\/05\/new-report-how-one-billion-dollars-can-help-nevadans-instead-of-funding-donald-trumps-ballroom\/\">helping Nevadans afford everyday essentials<\/a> like groceries, housing, and health care \u2013 she announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2026\/05\/13\/icymi-rosen-to-file-amendments-to-republican-budget-bill-redirecting-funding-for-trumps-ballroom-to-law-enforcement\/\">two amendments<\/a> that would have redirected that money to fund public safety programs. As Trump and his Justice Department attempted to create a $1.8 billion slush fund to pay out Trump\u2019s political allies and January 6 rioters who brutalized police officers, Senator Rosen announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2026\/06\/01\/rosen-announces-package-of-bills-to-redirect-trump-slush-fund-money-to-lower-costs-support-law-enforcement\/\">three forthcoming bills<\/a> to redirect the funding to Medicaid, SNAP, and programs to support law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and her Democratic Senate colleagues successfully stopped Senate Republicans from funneling $1 billion in taxpayer money to Donald Trump\u2019s White House ballroom. 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