DHS, USSS say $1B for White House ballroom would also fund 'other critical missions'

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Homeland Security, Secret Service say $1B for White House ballroom would also fund 'other critical missions' Officials say the funds would also go toward USSS training and facilities. Amid intensifying scrutiny of the Senate Republican proposal to spend up to $1 billion on security for the new White House ballroom, top Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Secret Service officials say the money would also be spent on "other critical missions." Those missions, they said, would include securing "frequently visited venues" outside of the White House.