WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Elissa Slotkin (MI) applauded the State of Michigan for passing $152 million in funding to support basing of the new F-15EX fighter jets and KC-46A tankers at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County.
"Our persistent work to secure the new KC-46 tankers and F-15EX fighter jets for Selfridge was a huge success for the base and our entire state," said Senator Peters, a member of the Armed Services Committee and Appropriations Committee. "Now, we must make every investment necessary to ensure the base is ready on day one for the arrival of these next-generation aircraft. That's why I've fought to deliver the federal funding...