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August 05, 2009

 

House Orders Three Jets

"Last year, lawmakers excoriated the CEOs of the Big Three automakers for
traveling to Washington, D.C., by private jet to attend a hearing about a
possible bailout of their companies," Roll Call reports.

"But apparently Congress is not philosophically averse to private air
travel: At the end of July, the House approved nearly $200 million for the
Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government
officials and Members of Congress."

The Air Force had asked for one jet as part of an upgrade program, but the
House Appropriations Committee added two more at its own discretion.



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