Posted on 06/14/2019 3:43:33 AM PDT by Libloather
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However, the presidents design dreams were potentially undercut across town at Wednesdays House Armed Services Committees markup of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., put forth an amendment that would require congressional approval for changes to the paint scheme and interior design of Air Force One. Although Republicans said it seemed like a poke at the president, Courtney defended it as an economy measure.
Additional paint can add weight to the plane, additional fixtures inside the plane can also add cost and delays to the delivery of the plane, Courtney said, noting that he was retaining flexibility for the Air Force and Boeing.
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"As I understand it, these planes are not even going to be delivered until late 2024, 2025, said Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash. This president is not going to fly on this plane under any circumstances we're simply trying to exercise our oversight responsibilities to try to save the taxpayers money.
Trump agreed during the ABC News interview, saying, "I'm doing that for other presidents, not for me.
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We all know that the excuse will be “more weight means burning more carbon”......
“Give Congressmen a Pay Raise? Pelosi: ‘It’s Not a Pay Raise, It’s a COLA Increase’ “
Bloomberg outlawed Cola so they can forget that!
Those bastards do not need an airplane. They have to live up to their green deal.
A new low. Congress bitching about a plane’s paint job.
You know what I haven’t seen lately...any stories on how much Congressional travel, both domestic and foreign, is costing US taxpayers.
Hmmmmm.....
change the paint scheme to a light-weight decal scheme, problem solved.
Congress: Making the words “trite” and “trivial” have more and more meaning every day.
Such juveniles
We can all hope that after the 2020 win and hopefully the house back in the fold he will crush them where they stand or run
Well yeah - chocolate rations are up...
Modest proposal:
The number of Lawyers in Congress shall not exceed the number of Engineers in Congress...
nor the number of family farmers...
nor the number of plumbers/electricians/carpenters/school teachers/combat veterans, etc.
I hope, the next time the Dems cry foul over anyone else spending taxpayer monies, that Trump can insert by the way, is Nancy still flying out to California every week at taxpayer expense? Into the live interview. The hypocrisy of Leftists is breathtaking.
This president is not going to fly on this plane under any circumstances..”
He will if President Pence invites him. It sounds like someone wee-weed in Courtney’s corn flakes.
Wrap it? Wrap it good?
It’s a Girbalism School requirement.
No problem. Love Trump but he has no taste IMO. The red and gold designs I’ve seen are tacky compared to the classic blue and aluminum.
It’s because the current paint scheme was created by Jackie Kennedy, a democrat saint.
Trump is absolutely right that it needs a facelift. When I saw it I thought it looked garish and, well, inappropriate.
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