[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 14, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                    THE C-17 TAKES ANOTHER SURE STEP

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 1994

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, I want to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues an editorial which appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 
of June 3, 1994. This editorial points out the wisdom of what this body 
decided by a 330-to-100 vote: The C-17 is a good airplane and it is 
needed.
  It is difficult to add to all the good things that have been said 
about the C-17 on this floor. However, it is important to remember that 
the C-17 is the best solution to America's air transport needs--not 
just for today, but well in the 21st century.

            [From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 3, 1994]

                           The C-17 Flies On

       The House has sensibly restored full funding for the six C-
     17s requested by the Pentagon for the next fiscal year. The 
     House Armed Services Committee had cut the funding to four 
     planes, arguing that the aircraft wasn't really needed or 
     fully perfected or that McDonnell Douglas hadn't resolved the 
     program's management defects.
       In fact, the plane is a key part of the Pentagon's ability 
     to put troops and equipment in battle areas efficiently. 
     Using wide-bodied 747s and DC-10s is a doubtful alternative 
     pressed only by those who don't think the C-17 will ever 
     perform as its specifications demand. But it is making 
     progress toward that goal.
       The C-17 is a good plane, and it is needed. If Congress 
     accepts the judgment and is willing to pay for any more C-
     17s, it should be willing to build the six aircraft the 
     Pentagon is seeking.

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