“Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”
What PolitiFact found
A Senate bill seeks $1 billion for security features for the White House’s East Wing Modernization project, which includes the ballroom. The bill said the money can’t be used for non-security elements. Separating security and non-security construction is tricky, experts said.
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In short
Marcy Kaptur (U.S. representative, D-Ohio) made this claim around 5 May 2026. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 May 2026, 3 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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