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Congressmen From Tanker States Among Candidates For HAC Seat

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Friday, January 11th, 2008

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By Jen DiMascio At least five Republicans have expressed interest in the plum House Appropriations Committee seat made available by the move of Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to the Senate to replace Sen. Trent Lott. The group includes Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) and Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)--lawmakers who serve states that are key to the current Air Force tanker competition. Boeing [BA] would house the bulk of its tanker operations in Washington state, while its competitor Northrop Grumman [NOC] and…

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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]