GOP senator blocks Schumer request to stop Trump from using taxpayer money to ‘max out’ new Air Force One

Summary

Republican Sen. Deb Fischer (Neb.) on Wednesday objected to a request from Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) for unanimous consent to prohibit President Trump from using taxpayer money to further retrofit a luxury Boeing 747 gifted to the president from Qatar. The GOP senator blocked Schumer’s request to pass his Presidential Airlift Security Act,…