A key moderate Republican lawmaker said Tuesday he would not support a White House security funding request that could pour as much as $220 million into President Donald Trump’s controversial ballroom project.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) dismissed the prospect that the House would approve $1 billion in new Secret Service spending as part of a pending party-line bill that otherwise funds immigration enforcement agencies.
“Not happening here,” he said in an interview.
Pressed on whether he supports the idea, he responded directly, “No.”
Fitzpatrick’s vote and those of like-minded centrists will be crucial to getting the overall $70 billion…
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