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NATION, Page 35American NotesCONGRESSThe Crash of Air Force Three
Even as the House was promising last week to cut down on perks
in exchange for a pay raise, old habits were asserting themselves.
Speaker Thomas Foley was embarrassed to learn about an amendment
slipped into the defense-spending bill that required an Air Force
C-20 jet be made available to him at all times. A military version
of the Gulfstream III, the C-20 carries just eight passengers and
is serviced by a crew of five.
But Foley had not asked for an Air Force Three (the President
and Vice President have much larger jets). Pennsylvania Democrat
John Murtha had inserted the provision. He enjoys luxurious travel
and undoubtedly figured he could borrow Foley's jet. The Speaker
quickly shot down his own plane.