WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following press release:

In response to Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) calling for unanimous consent for his bill to rubber-stamp President Trump's gold-encrusted ballroom, Senator Warren objected on the Senate floor, calling Trump's latest vanity project "a giant slap in the face to American families."

"American families are getting flattened by rising costs on just about everything from groceries to rent to gas...But what's the biggest issue of the day, according to Republicans in Congress? Fast-tracking Donald Trump's gold-encrusted ballroom," Senator Warren highlighted.

Senator Warren also laid out alternative proposals that Congress could prioritize to help working Americans, like ...