[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              KEEP MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES

  (Mr. MORAN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, as my colleague from Washington 
indicated, the Government Accountability Office this afternoon 
confirmed what many of us thought to be true--the Air Force's process 
in selecting a contractor to build a new air refueling tanker was badly 
flawed. The GAO upheld Boeing's protest, concluding that the Air Force 
``made a number of significant errors.'' The GAO recommends this 
contract be re-bid.
  This contract was awarded several months ago, and every conversation 
I have had with Air Force officials raised more questions than were 
answered. I agree with this independent finding. The Air Force should 
follow the GAO's recommendation and reopen the bidding.
  Awarding this contract to Boeing would create thousands of American 
jobs. But the bigger question is should we even allow a foreign-
subsidized company to bid for U.S. military work? While the GAO 
rejected the Air Force's process, Congress also needs to address the 
broader issue of keeping manufacturing jobs in the United States.
  I urge the Air Force and Congress to work to make the right choice 
for American jobs, American taxpayers and the American military men and 
women.

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