National Security

McCain tangles with new Air Force secretary over $2 billion bomber request

By Travis J. Tritten
Published June 6, 2017 3:05pm ET
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McCain tangles with new Air Force secretary over $2 billion bomber request
Sen. John McCain blasted newly confirmed Air Force secretary Tuesday over a $2 billion bomber request. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) | Amel Emric

Sen. John McCain blasted newly confirmed Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson Tuesday during one of her first appearances on Capitol Hill over a $2 billion bomber request.

McCain told Wilson he has “never seen anything like” the secrecy around the service’s budget request and spending on the B-21 stealth bomber, to be built by Northrop Grumman.

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