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Thursday, May 03, 2012

Senators Snowe and Collins want F-35 hearing in Maine, and more information in EIS

[F-35 Lightning II]In a joint letter last week, Maine’s two U.S. Senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, formally requested that Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley hold a public hearing in Maine on the Air Force’s plan to allow F-35 fighter jets to train over western Maine.

The senators also called for a more extensive analysis of the potential environmental impact of such a move.

Among their other committee assignments, Sen. Collins serves on the Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, and on the Appropriation Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense. Sen. Snowe, who will be leaving the Senate in January, is a former member of the Armed Services Committee.

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