Scoop: Tillis pops up against GOP's new reconciliation bill

• There are other signs that a handful of GOP senators have serious concerns about the $72 billion package, especially the $1 billion for the Secret Service, which includes security upgrades for the East Wing ballroom.
• A half-dozen senators — including Tillis, Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) — have raised concerns about any funding for the ballroom.
• Many of them have noted that President Trump insisted the ballroom renovations would be underwritten by private donations.

Zoom in: Funding for the Secret Service is currently not in the bill after an unfavorable ruling from the Senate parliamentarian Saturday night.

• GOP leaders are planning to bring the bill to the floor Thursday, after it passes out of committee Wednesday.
• The bill is subject to a vote-a-rama, giving Democrats an opportunity to offer amendments — including on the ballroom — that could be uncomfortable for Republicans, especially lawmakers who are up for reelection.

A Tillis spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Between the lines: Tillis is fuming over the ouster of incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana's GOP primary — and he's warning that pushing a bill right now would hurt Sen. John Cornyn in Texas' GOP primary runoff next week.

• Tillis believes Cornyn should be free to campaign in Texas this week instead of being in D.C. for votes.