Northrop Refusal to Bid on Air Force Tanker Bad News for American Workers, Men and Women in Uniform, Taxpayer
Written by Build Them Both | Mar.08, 2010
President Obama, Let’s Hire Both Companies, Create 100,000 Jobs, Save Taxpayer Hundreds of Millions
Washington, DC (March 8, 2010) – Today, Build Them Both campaign manager Carrie Giddins issued the following statement in response to Northrop Grumman’s decision not to bid on the Air Force aerial tanker contract:
“Northrop Grumman’s refusal to submit a proposal in the Air Force aerial tanker competition is bad news for American workers, our men and women in uniform, and for the taxpayer. With only one company seeking the contract, 50,000 jobs that would have been created will not be. In addition, without an ongoing competition there is no way to control costs, to the detriment of our military and taxpayer.
“Build Them Both urges President Obama to step in and – with the stroke of a pen – hire each company to build its proposed new tanker. This will put 100,000 Americans to work, provide the Air Force more tankers more quickly and offer massive taxpayer savings over building only one.”
###
