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Associated Press
Published: Thu, May 01, 2008 - 11:34 am
Last Updated: Thu, May 01, 2008 - 1:58 pm
Last Updated: Thu, May 01, 2008 - 1:58 pm
Alabama House Speaker Seth Hammett have urged House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi to accept the Air Force's decision to award a tanker
contract to North Grumman Corp. and EADS.
Riley held a ceremonial signing Thursday of a resolution passed
by the Legislature encouraging Pelosi to support the contract which
would create 2,000 jobs in the Mobile area.
The resolution passed the Legislature and was officially signed
by Riley in March. He said he wanted to have a ceremonial signing
Thursday because Pelosi will be in Birmingham Friday.
Hammett and other legislators from both parties joined Riley at
the ceremony.
Hammett and Democratic Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. have both sent
letters to Pelosi asking her not to seek Congressional hearings on
the contract.
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