# Lone Republican senator blocks bipartisan effort to protect Kennedy Center from demolition

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- CNN, 2026-09-29 21:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/politics/mike-lee-kennedy-center-bill?Date=20260929&Profile=CNN

> A bipartisan effort to protect the Kennedy Center from demolition was blocked on the Senate floor Monday night by a lone Republican senator.