Liz Saville Roberts: “what on Earth is going on here? I am extremely disappointed. No, I am shocked. This isn't shock and awe; this is shock…”

“what on Earth is going on here? I am extremely disappointed. No, I am shocked. This isn't shock and awe; this is shock and shock over the Air Force's decision to choose EADS or Airbus over Boeing to make our critical new aerial refueling tanker. This is the Air Force, not Alice in Wonderland. I pay credit and associate myself with the remarks of the distinguished Senator from Washington, Mrs. Murray, and thank her for reserving this time, for taking a leadership role, along with her colleague from Washington, Senator Cantwell. I thank them both for their efforts. We are going to need a bipartisan approach to this to see if we can't get some answers. Simply put, it does not make sense that the Air Force would choose a foreign entity that has no prior tanker experience to build the next generation of refueling aircraft for the men and women of our Air Force. I met with the Air Force yesterday. I appreciate that. It was about an hour and a half meeting. It was not pleasant. We had what we call ``meaningful dialog.'' I am still not satisfied with their conclusion. In fact, I think there are many more questions that must be answered before this bid conclusion should move forward. For example, as the distinguished Senator has pointed out, why can't the Air Force brief Boeing sooner than next week?”