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Trump Administration Vanity Projects

Floor Speech

Date: May 13, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, President Trump is demanding $1 billion of taxpayer money for his ballroom, while Americans struggle to put food on the table.

He wants to spend millions more to build an arch as a monument to himself, while parents can't afford childcare for their children.

He is spending millions on a no-bid contract to repaint the reflecting pool, while small businesses are closing down because of the high costs of energy caused by his unnecessary Iran war.

This is all taxpayer money we are talking about, by the way, and the Rhode Islanders whom I speak to don't understand why our colleagues in Congress are putting more energy into trying to use their taxpayer money to lavish the President with gifts and monuments instead of making healthcare more affordable for the American people, along with housing, food, and childcare.

We need to get our priorities straight as a Congress and as a country.

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