Plan for new Air Force 767 tankers sparks Senate fight
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) urged his Senate colleagues Dec. 7 to remove a provision in the fiscal 2002 defense appropriations bill that would allow the Air Force to lease 100 Boeing 767s to begin to replace its aging KC-135 tankers. In a spirited debate on the Senate floor, McCain, a senior member...
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