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House Orders Three Jets

hypocritexposer

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August 05, 2009

House Orders Three Jets
"Last year, lawmakers excoriated the CEOs of the Big Three automakers for traveling to Washington, D.C., by private jet to attend a hearing about a possible bailout of their companies," Roll Call reports.

"But apparently Congress is not philosophically averse to private air travel: At the end of July, the House approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government officials and Members of Congress."

The Air Force had asked for one jet as part of an upgrade program, but the House Appropriations Committee added two more at its own discretion

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Tam

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Way to tighten those belts and live within their means. I know why they need those planes though. Obama is wearing out the one he has as he is on another campaign road trip today. DOES THE GUY EVER STAY IN DC AND WORK. He is like a snake oil salemen, he is always on the move trying to sell his crap to someone. The DEFICIT seems not to be an object when it comes to fuel for Air Force One. :roll: Or are all these out of town trips his way of not having to deal with his mother in law living in the same house. :? :wink:
 

hypocritexposer

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Tam, you are making assumptions. Michelle lives in the same house too. You cannot say that it is because of his mother in law.

psst, I heard they were getting a divorce, just to keep up with Palin
 

Tam

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hypocritexposer said:
Tam, you are making assumptions. Michelle lives in the same house too. You cannot say that it is because of his mother in law.

psst, I heard they were getting a divorce, just to keep up with Palin

I'm sorry I just guess it was the mother in law. :wink: :lol: :lol:

BTW Did you heard the REST OF THE STORY He has finally found "honesty" at least in his private life, he is moving Michelle and her mother out and Barney in. :wink: :wink: :lol:
 
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hypocritexposer said:
August 05, 2009

House Orders Three Jets
"Last year, lawmakers excoriated the CEOs of the Big Three automakers for traveling to Washington, D.C., by private jet to attend a hearing about a possible bailout of their companies," Roll Call reports.

"But apparently Congress is not philosophically averse to private air travel: At the end of July, the House approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government officials and Members of Congress."

The Air Force had asked for one jet as part of an upgrade program, but the House Appropriations Committee added two more at its own discretion

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/08/05/house_orders_three_jets.html?utm_campaign=pwire&utm_medium=pwire.us-twitter&utm_source=direct-pwire.us&utm_content=site-basic

Lets us see Gulfstream is in Savannah GA. Both senators are GOP. As are most of the congressman. Could be a pay off for these peoples vote on the health bill. Air Force only wanted one. Congressman said let us get two more.
 

hypocritexposer

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sounds like a reasonable explanation Hurley

it's probably a misuse of taxpayer dollars, whether it was used as a bribe or not.

How did the GA senators vote?
 
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hypocritexposer said:
sounds like a reasonable explanation Hurley

it's probably a misuse of taxpayer dollars, whether it was used as a bribe or not.

How did the GA senators vote?
I have no idea how or whom put it in and who voted on it. Where I worked before I retired did the maintenance and Mods on the SAM fleet. Special Air Mission. A lot of Gulfstreams in it. The planes were there for any member of congress to use. We had a lot of black hole projects. Not supposed to talk about them very very top secret. The only reason for the top secret business was no one knew what amount of money was being spent.One plane would come back with holes burnt in the carpet. Seems that Senator Warner would smoke his cigars and instead of using the ash tray would snuff the butt out with his foot on the carpet.
 
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House provides $200 million for gov't VIP jets
.By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 35 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The House is ordering up three Gulfstream jets to fly Pentagon and other top government officials — including members of Congress — around the globe in conditions far cushier than coach class.

The almost $200 million appropriation to buy three C-37 jets, the military version of the Gulfstream 550, is buried in a $636 billion Pentagon budget passed by the House last week. It's not as fancy as the version sold to private customers, but still is a very nice ride.

The Pentagon asked for only one of the $65 million planes as part of an ongoing effort to replace aging jets such as the C-20, an older Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. plane that costs about $6,000 an hour to operate, as opposed to about $3,000 for the C-37.

The move raised eyebrows from some Congress-watchers since the planes are sometimes used to ferry lawmakers on overseas trips. And the House measure directs that two of the aircraft be located at Andrews Air Force Base in the Washington suburbs — a favored departure point for congressional trips.

"Congress decided, 'No, no, you're going to buy two more — and those two are going to go to those units right here at Andrews,'" said Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a budget watchdog group.

"The Air Force is planning to replace these planes," said House Appropriations Committee spokesman Ellis Brachman. "The question is whether to do it sooner rather than later."

Among the members of Congress who fly on the planes is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who generally flies Pentagon aircraft between Washington and her home in San Francisco. The Pentagon began supplying the planes to her predecessor as Speaker, Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., as part of beefed-up post-Sept. 11, 2001 security steps.

But Pelosi generally flies commercial on political and personal travel such as a trip Thursday between San Francisco and Denver in which she flew first class, accompanied by a security agent.

The Pentagon describes the mission of the planes as flying "worldwide special air missions for high-ranking government and Defense Department officials."

According to Appropriations panel spokesman Brachman, members of Congress have been responsible for just one in seven of the flights, with Pentagon brass, White House officials and other Cabinet executives taking up the rest.

The planes are made in Georgia by Gulfstream, a subsidiary of General Dynamics. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., wrote the Appropriations panel to request $70 million for one of the planes. But the panel did not report this under disclosure rules since Congress was simply expanding an existing program.
 
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