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John McCain: General Jumper, an article in the Wall Street Journal on February 12, 2003 reported the Air Force will pay the Boeing…

On the recordFebruary 12, 2003
General Jumper, an article in the Wall Street Journal on February 12, 2003 reported the Air Force will pay the Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation $538 million to keep both companies in the rocket-launch business because of the continuing downturn in the commercial-satellite market.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona
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congress.gov
Feb 13, 2003

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Senator McCain questions funding for Boeing and Lockheed Martin amid market downturn.

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