Former President Donald Trump stands in front of construction site near the U.S. Treasury, with workers and equipment visible in the background.

Former President Donald Trump stands in front of construction site near the U.S. Treasury, with workers and equipment visible in the background.

The Senate on Thursday voted on a proposal to block the construction of President Trump’s 90,000 square foot ballroom.

The proposal, which needed 60 votes, failed 52-47.

However, SIX Republican Senators voted with the Democrats to block the construction of the ballroom: Collins, Husted, Moran, Murkowski, Sullivan and Tillis.

The proposal was introduced by Democrat Senator Jeff Merkley during Thursday’s vote-a-rama.

The Hill reported:

Six Republican senators voted with Democrats in support of a proposal sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to block the construction of President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom unless Congress authorizes the project.

The amendment would have given Congress sole authority to construct a new ballroom and would have barred any federal funds or private donations from being used to build the new ballroom without congressional approval.

Six Republicans voted with Democrats to waive a procedural objection to the amendment: Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).

The amendment, which was proposed during a vote-a-rama on Republicans’ reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement, needed 60 votes to overcome a point-of-order objection.

It failed by a vote of 52 to 47.

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