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[1/3] 2025年11月15日，美国华盛顿经历史上最长政府停摆后，从重新开放的华盛顿纪念碑视角拍摄到的、为建造唐纳德·特朗普总统提议的宴会厅而拆除的白宫东翼现场。路透社/杰西卡·科西尔尼亚克/资料图… 购买授权，新窗口打开 查看更多
概要
- 共和党以安全威胁为由，要求用纳税人资金为白宫宴会厅提供资助
- 民主党大概率反对该项目，仅有一名民主党参议员公开表示支持
- 联邦法官裁定，该项目在推进前需获得国会批准
华盛顿，4月27日（路透社）——就在特朗普总统出席的一场晚宴发生枪击事件两天后，美国国会共和党人推动立法，为白宫宴会厅的建设提供资金并加快进度，他们援引日益严峻的安全担忧作为理由。
参议院预算委员会主席、南卡罗来纳州共和党人林赛·格雷厄姆与另外两名共和党同僚起草了一项法案，旨在动用纳税人资金为已经开工的该项目提供主要融资。
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“我希望尽快就这项美国所需的举措进行投票：为总统和其他人员提供一个安全的场所，让他们能够会面、享受时光，同时不会让国家陷入风险，”格雷厄姆对记者表示，并补充说宴会厅下方将设有“大量军事设施”，其中包括特勤局附属办公楼。
格雷厄姆还提到，私人捐款可用于“购买餐具之类的物品”。他表示，在4亿美元的总造价中，3.32亿美元将来自纳税人资金，这笔经费将通过“进口商品关税”筹集。
“我从未像今天这样感受到威胁，”格雷厄姆称，华盛顿举办大型活动时，特朗普无需离开安保严密的白宫园区。
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特朗普并未出席周六的晚宴，该活动约有2600名宾客。特朗普已经拆除了具有历史意义的白宫东翼，以启动这座可容纳最多1000名宾客的大型白宫宴会厅项目。
特朗普此前曾表示，该项目预计耗资4亿美元，将由私人捐款承担。
格雷厄姆希望就一项单独的宴会厅融资法案进行投票。但他表示，如果该法案遭到否决，他将考虑备选方案。他没有排除将这4亿美元纳入共和党推动的一项法案的可能性，该法案将规避在席位接近的参议院中需要民主党支持的要求。
得克萨斯州共和党众议员奇普·罗伊周日在X平台上发帖称，格雷厄姆与共和党人正在国会推进的一项预算法案应纳入宴会厅项目。该法案将通过特殊程序在参议院推进，仅需51票多数即可通过，而非大多数法案所需的60票绝对多数。共和党在参议院100个席位中占据53席。
该法案主要旨在为国土安全部的两个执法机构提供资金至2029财年。
3月31日，一名联邦法官裁定，这座占地9万平方英尺的项目只有在获得国会批准后才能继续推进。
周日，蒙大拿州新晋共和党参议员蒂姆·希伊表示，他将寻求参议院快速批准一项为特朗普宴会厅建设提供资金的法案。他的动议需要全体参议员同意——这种程序在争议性立法中通常难以通过。
截至目前，宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼是参议院中唯一公开表示支持这座在已拆除的白宫东翼原址上建造的宴会厅的议员。
部分众议院共和党人也在起草立法，以确保特朗普的项目能够完工。
周六晚间，特朗普原本计划在白宫记者协会年度晚宴上发表演讲。活动突然中断，此前一名男子在举办活动的酒店内被逮捕，据称他向一名美国特勤局特工开枪。
枪击事件发生后不久，特朗普在白宫举行新闻发布会，表示安全担忧是继续推进宴会厅建设的更多理由。
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US Congress Republicans push legislation to build, fund Trump’s $400 million ballroom
April 27, 2026 8:23 PM UTC Updated 45 mins ago / By Richard Cowan, Reuters
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Republicans cite security threats to justify taxpayer funding for White House ballroom
Democrats likely to oppose, with only one Democratic senator publicly supporting the project
Federal judge ruled project requires congressional approval before proceeding
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – Two days after a shooting at a dinner that President Donald Trump was attending, Republicans in the U.S. Congress pushed for legislation to fund and speed construction of a White House ballroom, citing increased security concerns.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and two fellow Republicans have crafted a bill to mainly finance the construction, which already is underway, at taxpayers’ expense.
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“I’d like the vote as soon as possible to accelerate what America needs: A secure facility for the president and others to meet in, to have a good time, to enjoy themselves without putting the nation at risk,” Graham told reporters, adding that underneath the ballroom would be “a lot of military stuff” that he said would include a Secret Service annex.
Graham added that private donations could be used for “buying china and stuff like that.” Of the $400 million, Graham said, $332 million would be taxpayer funds that he said would be paid for by using “customs fees” on imported goods.
“I’ve never felt the sense of threat that exists today,” Graham said, arguing that Trump would not have to leave the secured White House grounds for large events being held in Washington.
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Neither Trump nor the White House hosted Saturday’s dinner, which had around 2,600 guests. Trump has already torn down the historic East Wing of the White House to begin construction of a massive White House ballroom, which would seat a maximum of 1,000 guests.
Trump previously had said that private donations would pay for the estimated $400 million cost of the ballroom project that he has demanded.
Graham said he wants a vote on a stand-alone ballroom funding bill. But if that is defeated, he said he would consider an alternate route. He did not rule out trying to put the $400 million in a bill Republicans are pushing that would circumvent the need for Democratic support in the narrowly divided Senate.
Republican Representative Chip Roy of Texas said in a posting on X on Sunday that a budget bill Graham and Republicans are pushing through Congress should include the ballroom. That measure would move through the Senate under a special procedure allowing passage by a 51-vote majority, instead of a 60-vote supermajority most bills face. Republicans hold 53 of the Senate’s 100 seats.
That bill is mainly aimed at funding two Department of Homeland Security law enforcement agencies through fiscal year 2029.
On March 31, a federal judge ruled that the 90,000-square-foot project could only go forward if Congress approved it.
On Sunday, freshman Republican Senator Tim Sheehy of Montana said he would seek fast Senate approval of a bill providing for construction of Trump’s ballroom. His move would require the consent of all senators — a procedure that often fails on controversial legislation.
So far, Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is the only Democrat in the chamber who has publicly indicated his support for the ballroom that would be built on the site of the demolished White House East Wing.
Some House Republicans were also drafting legislation to ensure completion of Trump’s project.
On Saturday night, Trump was set to deliver a speech at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association. The event ended abruptly after a man was apprehended inside the hotel where the event was held and he allegedly fired shots at a U.S. Secret Service agent.
Shortly after the shooting, Trump held a press conference in the White House and said that security concerns were more justification to continue building his ballroom.
Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Michael Learmonth, David Gregorio and Stephen Coates
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