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Bridenstine Expresses Interest in Air Force Secretary, NASA Administrator Positions

Monday, November 21st, 2016

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House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member and space guru Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) would be interested in serving as either Air Force secretary or NASA administrator in the Donald Trump administration should he be asked, a source close to the congressman told sister publication Defense Daily Nov. 10.The source said Bridenstine has not had direct discussions with the Trump transition team but has had conversations with people from the Trump campaign. Bridenstine has not been formally asked of his interest in…

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