re: #234 lawhawk

I think I’ve written about that before. The Executive Branch budget is set by Congress. It includes everything from USSS to maintaining, preserving, renovating, and upgrading the White House. It includes the amounts for state dinners and other events as well.

The budgets have been relatively consistent over time, but have increased in recent years due to increased security requirements and renovations underway at the WH (such as building new facilities for the press, underground bunkers, etc.)

To repeat, Congress appropriates the budget for the WH.

Thanks. I think there’s a Tweet to Ms. Rubin in my future.

Not that it accomplishes anything, but it makes me feel better.