HILLARY CLINTON: I was struck when
the spokesperson indicated that the air force could not and did not take into
consideration the impact of the [KC-X contract] award on the industrial base. ... Title X requires
the air force to do that ...
CLINTON: Well,
Mr. Donley, then it won't surprise you to hear that I disagree. But more
importantly than my disagreement are the very specific requirements within
Title X, subtitle A, part 4, chapter 144, section 2440, which reads: 'The
secretary of defense shall [ed: proscribe] prescribe regulations requiring consideration of the
national technology industrial base in the development and implementation of
acquisition plans for each major defense acquisition program'. So I would
appreciate receiving in writing each of you the specific answer to my question
in relation to Title X.
I'm very well aware that we live in an international economy. I'm also extremely conscious of the impact of decisions made by our government with taxpayer dollars that undermine our competitiveness for the long-run and eliminate jobs and thereby undermine technical skill acquisition in a way that will come back to haunt us. So this is something I take very seriously.
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