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Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled on May 16, 2026 that a $1 billion security funding provision tied to President Trump's planned White House ballroom cannot pass through budget reconciliation with a simple majority, citing jurisdictional violations of the Byrd Rule. The ruling throws into jeopardy Republican efforts to include taxpayer funding for the controversial East Wing renovation project within a $72 billion immigration enforcement package, exposing deep divisions within the GOP over the political wisdom of the expenditure.