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Sen. Kennedy Floats $1B Secret Service Plan for WH Ballroom

Sen. Kennedy Floats $1B Secret Service Plan for WH Ballroom

Senator John Kennedy said he is drafting an amendment to fund $1 billion in new Secret Service security tied to a planned White House ballroom without adding to the federal deficit. The proposal surfaces as a larger homeland security funding package moves through Congress amid partisan scrutiny.

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Kennedy's Plan to Fund $1Bn Ballroom Security 'Without Adding to Deficit'