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Lawmaker Promises Legislative Effort To Ensure Air Force Competes EELV Missions

Pat Host

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

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Lawmaker Promises Legislative Effort To Ensure Air Force Competes EELV Missions

A key lawmaker Tuesday vowed legislative action to ensure the Air Force adheres to a Defense Department directive to compete national security launches. House Armed Services (HASC) tactical air and land forces subcommittee Ranking Member Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) told Defense Daily that she can always initiate some sort of legislative effort, which she said is much more difficult than “just flipping a switch.” “But if we have to, we will attempt it,” Sanchez said. The Air Force is delaying and…

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