By
The Associated Press
Published: Fri, April 04, 2008 - 12:52 pm
his defense of the Air Force's selection of Northrop Grumman and
EADS for a tanker contract that will create 2,000 jobs in Mobile.
The stance by Lt. Governor Jim Folsom puts him on the opposite
side of some national Democrats who have criticized the contract.
Folsom spokesman Chip Hill said Folsom decided to speak out
after attending a national convention of lieutenant governors in
Washington in mid-March where he heard lots of misinformation about
the contract.
Boeing, which lost the competition for the $35 billion contract,
is protesting the award, and some in Congress have expressed
concerns about parts for the planes being made overseas.
The governor, members of the state's congressional delegation,
and the Legislature, through a resolution, have defended the
selection process, which is supposed to result in a tanker assembly
plant in Mobile.
On March 4th, Folsom wrote House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying
congressional hearings on the contract would delay its positive
impact on Alabama. In Folsom's letter today, the former Alabama
governor listed experts who have defended the selection process.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Breaking Ground At Brookley
News Map
Email to a Friend 
Printer Friendly 
Where can we see the letter?