Nancy Pelosi will now have "regular access to an Air
Force passenger jet," the Washington Times
reports. And guess who pulled the strings?
A congressional source said that Rep. John
P. Murtha, chairman of House Appropriations subcommittee on
defense, which controls the Pentagon's spending, has telephoned
administration officials to urge them to give the speaker what she
wants.
Meanwhile, the story adds:
Such VIP planes are in high demand.
"She's effectively taking a bird out of the fleet," said a
defense source. "It will most directly impact the House, because
they're the heavy users of the large aircraft. Congress looks at
that Andrews fleet as their Hertz rent-a-car."
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