"Mr. President, you and the Congress have said unemployment is our number one priority. Well, let me tell you about an opportunity to prove that you mean it. The opportunity stems from a political maelstrom – the Air Force’s attempt to replace the KC-135 Eisenhower-era air refueling tanker.
Two great American companies are vying for the contract – Northrop Grumman and Boeing. The Pentagon appears to be stumbling again to construct a competition to decide if it will buy either Northrop Grumman’s KC-45 or Boeing’s KC-767. With the nation’s unemployment rate hovering at nearly 10 percent -- and reaching as high as 17% in some states -- there is only one smart option, as Governor Strickland of Ohio recommended to you in a letter on February 9, buy both. The fiscally responsible way to do that is with a dual, competitive award."
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