Exclusive: How the White House is justifying its $1B East Wing ask

The White House will offer line-by-line detail on its $1 billion plan for its East Wing renovation project during a Senate Republican lunch on Tuesday afternoon, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The administration is making the case that the project isn't simply about funding a new White House ballroom , as Democrats have claimed , but rather that it will also fund a broad array of new security measures. Secret Service Director Sean Curran will deliver the presentation. The $1 billion would be included in a budget reconciliation package that would also fund ICE and Border Patrol. By the numbers: A one-page document being distributed at the lunch, and reviewed by Axios, will break down the funding costs. The costs include: $220 million for "hardening" security at the White House complex, including "bulletproof glass, drone detection technologies, chemical and other threat filtration and detection systems." $180 million for a new White House visitor security screening facility. $175 million for Secret Service training "in the modern threat environment." $175 million for improving security for Secret Service protectees. $150 million for the Secret Service's "work to counter drones, airspace incursions, unmanned systems, biological threats, and other emerging threats through investments in state-of-the-art technologies." $100 million for security at "high-profile national events."

Original source: Axios