Merkley Calls On Air Force to Immediately Reopen Tanker Deal
June 18, 2008
June 18, 2008
SALEM, Ore., June 18 -- The campaign of Jeff Merkley, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Oregon, issued the following news release:
House Speaker Jeff Merkley is calling on the U.S. Air Force to immediately follow recommendations from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and reopen the $40 billion tanker contract that was awarded to European-owned Airbus in February. The GAO found that the Air Force "made a number of significant errors" that could have s . . .
House Speaker Jeff Merkley is calling on the U.S. Air Force to immediately follow recommendations from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and reopen the $40 billion tanker contract that was awarded to European-owned Airbus in February. The GAO found that the Air Force "made a number of significant errors" that could have s . . .