[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3304]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RAISING CONCERN OVER THE AIR FORCE'S CONTRACT FOR TANKER AIRCRAFT FROM 
                         A FOREIGN MANUFACTURER

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I too want to join my colleague from the 
State of Kansas to raise concern about the recent announcement by the 
United States Air Force on the tanker contract.
  National security is always a big concern. Having airplanes built by 
U.S. manufacturers and paid for by U.S. tax dollars is critically 
important. We want to continue to make sure that as we look at this 
contracting and bid-letting that everything was done according to our 
current rule of law and the processes designed by this House in 
legislation passed over this year. I promise to commit myself to the 
work of my colleague from Kansas to make sure that that all was done.

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