Alabama Senate Fights For Tanker

The Alabama Senate has passed a resolution encouraging U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to accept the Air Force's decision to award a tanker contract to Northrop Grumman and EADS.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG-TV
Published: March 06, 2008

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has passed a
resolution encouraging U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to
accept the Air Force's decision to award a tanker contract to
Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS.
The resolution sponsored by Democratic Majority Leader Zeb
Little of Cullman breezed through the Senate without a dissenting
vote Thursday. Democrats and Republicans supported the resolution
because the tanker will be assembled in Mobile.
Pelosi has said Congress should examine the Air Force's decision
to bypass Boeing for the contract and go with a partnership that
includes a French company.
Little called it irresponsible to try to overturn the contract.
He said a congressional hearing would only delay the creation of
2,000 jobs in the Mobile area.

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