The billion-dollar request for the Secret Service isn't dead. But it is in doubt.Why it matters: Senate Republicans are struggling to get comfortable with providing $220 million to "harden" security at the White House complex — including President Trump's new East Wing ballroom.Zoom in: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and the White House face a long week to learn if 50 Republicans — and the Senate parliamentarian — will sign off on the new funding as part of the $72 billion ICE and Border Patrol reconciliation package.GOP senators were unmoved by a line-item lobbying effort from Secret Service director Sean Curran in a closed-door lunch on Tuesday, first reported by Axios. "One of the biggest concerns on our side is adding to the deficit," Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told reporters. Kennedy is preparing an amendment to trim the broader $72 billion ICE and Border Patrol package by $1 billion to offset the security funding."It's not my favorite thing," Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) told HuffPost.🚔 Between the lines: Curran broke the proposed $1 billion request into six categories, including $180 million for a new White House visitor screening facility and $100 million for security at "high-profile national events."Thune sought to downplay the ballroom component, arguing that security tied to the East Wing expansion "represents about 20% of what this request was.""The ballroom is being financed privately," he said.Zoom out: The funding proposal is also in trouble in the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has a tiny margin on party-line votes."Not happening here," swing district Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) told Politico of the billion-dollar funding.🛑 The other side: Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) plans to offer amendments during next week's vote-a-rama to strip funding for the East Wing security upgrades."I call on my Republican colleagues to redirect this funding toward supporting our law enforcement and investing in public safety instead of Trump's ballroom," Rosen said in a statement."Americans don't want a ballroom blitz," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. "They want Congress to bring the cost down."

The billion-dollar request for the Secret Service isn't dead. But it is in doubt.Why it matters: Senate Republicans are struggling to get comfortable with providing $220 million to "harden" security at the White House complex — including President Trump's new East Wing ballroom.Zoom in: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and the White House face…

The billion-dollar request for the Secret Service isn't dead. But it is in doubt.Why it matters: Senate Republicans are struggling to get comfortable with providing $220 million to "harden" security at the White House complex — including President Trump's new East Wing ballroom.Zoom in: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and the White House face a long week to learn if 50 Republicans — and the Senate parliamentarian — will sign off on the new funding as part of the $72 billion ICE and Border…