Martin Heinrich: “The amazing thing is that in our conversations we have sort of educated each other on these two States that are kind of…”

Simply put, no president has the authority to unilaterally demolish and remodel the country’s White House in such a significant manner without congressional approval.

We're very thick in the negotiations right now, and whether or not we could land something before August, I'm not going to speculate.

The Trump administration has not provided transparency into the use of federal funds for the East Wing project, and they have limited congressional oversight, meaningful public input, and adherence to established federal processes.

Instead of working to address these maintenance needs and keep visitors safe and our parks accessible, the administration is making hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars available for the President’s vanity projects. That’s bullshit.