| PITTSBURG, KS - Jake LaTurner (R-Pittsburg) announced today that he is disappointed with the military’s choice of a French company over Boeing to build $35 billion worth of refueling tankers. “To turn their backs on the men and women of Boeing, who have built tankers for the US military for almost 50 years, is unthinkable. To send that contract overseas to France, to a company who has never even built a tanker, is an outrage,” said LaTurner.
The contract with Boeing could have brought as many as 1000 jobs to Kansas alone, a significant boost to the state’s economy. LaTurner completely supports the efforts of Senators Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts, and Congressman Todd Tiahrt, who jointly questioned the disastrous contract, saying, “Why would the Air Force outsource a contract so critical to the security of our nation to a foreign company that is highly subsidized by European Governments?”
The Kansas State Senate on Friday unanimously passed a resolution urging the United States Congress and President Bush to block this contract. “I applaud the Senate for their actions in defense of American national security, the American people, and Kansas workers. It is imperative to bring these jobs back to American soil, and I join with our elected leaders in urging Congress and the President to do the right thing,” said LaTurner.
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