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Tom Cotton: Lieutenant General Bunch, given the operational demand for these platforms and the cost of keeping the legacy airframes…

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
Lieutenant General Bunch, given the operational demand for these platforms and the cost of keeping the legacy airframes flying, assuming Congress provides the resources, can you assure me the Air Force will make a decision and move this program forward by making a contract award in fiscal year 2017?
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Senator Cotton inquires about the Air Force's commitment to contract awards for modernization.

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