The Air Force is getting 10 spanking new C-17 cargo planes. Thing is, the Air Force doesn't want them.But Congress has ordered the Air Force to take $2.4 billion of it's budget and buy the planes anyway.
The Air Force says it has plenty of the planes -- large, four-engine jets that can ferry men and equipment anywhere in the world.
But, part of the C-17 Globemaster III's are built in Texas. And the Texas delegation on Capitol Hill slipped a provision into a defense authorization bill to keep lobbyists and home state voters happy. The order would mean the Air Force would have to cut back on other things it needs or wants to order the extra planes. (Houston Chronicle)
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