Nancy Landon Kassebaum - University of Kansas
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This press release is from the collections at the Robert J. Dole Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas. Please contact us with any questions or comments: http://dolearchive.ku.edu/ask tU! lt:Lt:LUtlt: t L6O Nancy Landon Kassebaum United States Senator Kansas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.c.G-July 14, 1988-·The Senate today gave final approval for the A1r Force to purchase up to 211 business jets over the next seven yaars, Kansas Senators Nancy Landon Kassebaum and Bob Dole announced. The Tanker-Transport Trainer System was included in the conference report on the Department of Defense authorization b111 approved by the Senate today by a vote of 64-30. The House also passed the conference Ӂeport today and it now goes to the Pres1dent. 1 11 1 m not only pleased that Cong r ess has agreed to authorize this prog ram, but also that the Senate Appropriations Comittee has included first-year fund1ng 1n the Defense appropriations bill," Kassebaum said. 11lt will be essential to make sure necessary funds are e rovided IS that appropriations bill makes its way through Congress. 1 1 While I have some strong reservations with certain arms control and Strategic Defense Initiative provisions in the b111, I am pleased that the fTTS program has won final approval," Dole said. "As we have worked so long and hard to guarantee, Wichita will now have the opportunity to play a crucial role fn the Air Force1s important new trainer program." The three main competitors for the TTTS program are all based in Wichita: Beech Aircraft Corp., Cessna Aircraft Co., and Learjet Corp. Under the TTTS program, the Air Force would buy twin-engine business jet aircraft for use in training tanker and transport pilots. The program is authorized for $14.1 mi111on 1n the first year. a figure that allows the Air Force to purchase the first jet and perform engineering modifications. with full future appropriations, the program could total $1,5 billion throush 1995, including the purchase of 211 airplanes, 14 simulators, and necessary support and training facilities. "This program could provide a real boost to one of our state's vital industries ... Kassebaum said. 1 1But m y interest is much more than parochial. This is a sound and sensible program." Using business jets to train tanker-transport p11ots would provide those p11ots with more specialized training while cutting the workload on the aging fleet of T-371s and T-381s. Those jets are currently used to train p1lots for either fighters and bombers or tanker-transport, CONTACT: Larry Shainman Press Secretary for Sen. Kassebaum (202) 224 . 4774 Robert Borthwick Sen. Dole 1 S office (202} 224·6521
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This press release is from the collections at the Robert J. Dole Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas. Please contact us with any questions or comments: http://dolearchive.ku.edu/ask
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Nancy Landon Kassebaum United States Senator
Kansas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, D.c. -July 14, 1988-·The Senate today gave final approval for the A1r Force to purchase up to 211 business jets over the next seven yaars, Kansas Senators Nancy Landon Kassebaum and Bob Dole announced.
The Tanker-Transport Trainer System was included in the conference report on the Department of Defense authorization b111 approved by the Senate today by a vote of 64-30. The House also passed the conference
eport today and it now goes to the Pres1dent.
111 1m not only pleased that Congress has agreed to authorize this program, but also that the Senate Appropriations Committee has included first-year fund1ng 1n the Defense appropriations bill," Kassebaum said. 11lt will be essential to make sure necessary funds are e rovided IS that appropriations bill makes its way through Congress.
11While I have some strong reservations with certain arms control and Strategic Defense Initiative provisions in the b111, I am pleased that the fTTS program has won final approval," Dole said. "As we have worked so long and hard to guarantee, Wichita will now have the opportunity to play a crucial role fn the Air Force1s important new trainer program."
The three main competitors for the TTTS program are all based in Wichita: Beech Aircraft Corp., Cessna Aircraft Co., and Learjet Corp.
Under the TTTS program, the Air Force would buy twin-engine business jet aircraft for use in training tanker and transport pilots. The program is authorized for $14.1 mi111on 1n the first year. a figure that allows the Air Force to purchase the first jet and perform engineering modifications. with full future appropriations, the program could total $1,5 billion throush 1995, including the purchase of 211 airplanes, 14 simulators, and necessary support and training facilities.
"This program could provide a real boost to one of our state's vital industries ... Kassebaum said. 11But my interest is much more than parochial. This is a sound and sensible program."
Using business jets to train tanker-transport p11ots would provide those p11ots with more specialized training while cutting the workload on the aging fleet of T-371s and T-381s. Those jets are currently used to train p1lots for either fighters and bombers or tanker-transport,
CONTACT: Larry Shainman Press Secretary for Sen. Kassebaum (202) 224 .. 4774
Robert Borthwick Sen. Dole1S office (202} 224·6521
