Many in Congress are furious about the Air Force awarding a $35 billion air tanker contract to a consortium of European and American companies, and some are now threatening to fight its funding.
Lawmakers from two states — Kansas and Washington — where Boeing Co. had hoped to build its now-rejected tanker, denounced the award as a "European economic stimulus package" and worse.
But senators from Alabama, where the consortium would bring thousands of jobs, are celebrating.
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