Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) bill that takes aim at President Trump’s deal with Qatar to accept a luxury jet as a gift to serve as the next Air Force One.
Schumer attempted to pass the measure, which would essentially bar the use of a foreign-owned aircraft as the presidential aircraft, via unanimous consent.
“This gift is outrageous,” Schumer said on the floor, calling it the “largest foreign bribe in modern history.” “It is bribery in broad daylight. … This is about ensuring our national security and about not wasting taxpayer dollars on an utterly senseless deal.”
“Donald Trump accepting this gift reeks of corruption and naked self-enrichment,” Schumer added, calling on the GOP to support it.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) blocked the effort.
Specifically, the Presidential Airlift Security Act would prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to retrofit any such plane as the presidential aircraft.
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Is the vote to block weapons to UAE and Qatar unless they retract the jet still going to happen or is that also blockable? I don’t understand much of senate procedure