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Abercrombie: Hill Action Coming On Tanker Split Buy

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Thursday, March 12th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The head of a key House panel reiterated his call yesterday for the Pentagon to buy versions of the Air Force's new aerial refueling tanker from both competitors, saying "a consensus is developing" among lawmakers to support a split buy. Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), chairman of the House Armed Services Air and Land Forces subcommittee, told defense-industry officials at a Washington conference that the current Eisenhower-era tanker's replacement should face no further delays. "My view is very simple:…

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