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Blumenthal Will Take Over SASC AirLand Subcommittee Beginning March 28

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

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Blumenthal Will Take Over SASC AirLand Subcommittee Beginning March 28

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will take over the Senate Armed Services AirLand subcommittee beginning March 28, the committee announced Tuesday, with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) having to step down due to Senate Democratic Conference rules. Blumenthal also sits on the personnel and seapower subcommittees. Though his home state, Connecticut, tends to generate the most money from government contracts for ship construction and repair, Blumenthal is no stranger to the aviation industry. Sikorsky and Pratt & Whitney, both under the United…

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