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Grassley steaming hot over Air Force’s $32,000 spending on coffee cups

By Maria Biery
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Grassley steaming hot over Air Force’s $32,000 spending on coffee cups

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is dissatisfied with the Air Force regarding their purchase this year of $32,000 worth of in-flight reheating cups.

The cups, which the Air Force recently revealed cost $1,280 a piece, have handles that are made of a fragile plastic that break when dropped. The parts to replace the handles are no longer made, so the Air Force has to order entirely new cups each time one breaks.

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