McCAIN STATEMENT ON GAO DECISION REGARDING AIR FORCE TANKER CONTRACT
June 18, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) today released the following statement:
“My paramount concern on the tanker replacement program has always been that the Air Force buy the most capable aerial refueling tankers at the most reasonable cost. Everyone agrees that this can only happen under fair and open competition. The GAO’s finding that the Air Force did not fairly apply its own rules in making its original award decision must be taken very seriously. As I have under similar circumstances, I now urge the Air Force to carefully consider the GAO’s decision and implement its recommendations as quickly as, and to the fullest extent, possible.”
