Yeah... there's nothing funny or interesting that I fly 60% less seats and make more.
Dear Friends,
Thank you for voicing your opinion on my website about the outrageous decision by the Air Force to award a $35 billion contract to European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS)/ Northrop Grumman over Boeing to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers. I hope you find this weeks "Tanker News" update informative.
On Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) rejected effort's by the Air Force and Northrop Grumman to have portions of Boeing's Tanker protest bid thrown out. This means the GAO has agreed to look at all aspects of Boeing's protest without pre-maturely dismissing any part of the protest. This is great news and a good step forward.
I will continue to aggressively fight this decision in Congress. I am currently finalizing legislation that will help create a level playing field for American workers and manufacturers.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
This week, both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported that
French Financial Market Regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers, has filed a formal complaint and requested a criminal investigation of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS).
You can read the full story in the New York Times by clicking
here.
It is clear that EADS cannot be trusted to build KC-X tankers for America – its history confirms this. The United States Air Force has kept America shielded from questionable, and in some cases illegal, activities that EADS and its parent Company Airbus have committed. Because the Department of Defense and the Air Force waived the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Cost Accounting Standards for foreign competitors, the American public may never know the true extent of illegal activities that our new KC-X Tanker manufacturer has committed. This represents a serious challenge to our national security.
Our American tanker needs to be built by a company we can trust. Our American tanker needs to be built by an American company with American workers.
Also, the Center for Security Policy just released a report,
"EADS is Welcome to Compete for US Defense Contracts- But First it Must Clean Up Its Act", that highlights numerous past and present problematic issues that need resolved before EADS should be able to compete for American contracts.
Click
here to read this fascinating report by the Center for Security Policy.
REGISTERING YOUR OPINION:
Thank you again for taking time to voice your opinion on
my website. Please make sure your family and friends also know how to access the site to register their opinion as well. The more people who voice their disapproval of this Tanker contract decision the more momentum we will gain.
People from all over the United States have been voicing their outrage. As of this morning,
more than 72,000 of you indicated you were outraged with the Air Force Tanker decision!
TANKER BLOG:
Be sure to check out the "
Tanker Blog" to stay up to date on all the latest Tanker contract actions. Here I will post videos, media interviews, floor speeches, letters to the President, Secretary of Defense, and my Congressional colleagues that express my outrage over this contract.
In addition, if you would like to call the White House to voice your opinion about the Air Force tanker decision the number is 202-456-1111.
