Joe Courtney: “Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your testimony and your leadership over the last 6-1/2 years, 8-1/2 years.”

This is incredibly problematic and entirely unjustifiable. Put simply, there is no reason for Congress to actively remove these protections for those fighters who choose to sign with the UBO, and there is no reason for a UBO to be exempt…

You’d basically have to tear the plane down to the studs and rebuild it to meet all the survivability, security and communications requirements of Air Force One.

I encourage all small business owners in the counties covered by this disaster declaration to take advantage of the available assistance from the Small Business Administration.

This is just going to be one of those milestones that our children and grandchildren are going to experience. It’s a big deal.