WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Tim Scott issued the following press release:
The South Carolina congressional delegation is urging the Department of the Air Force to make McEntire Joint National Guard Base (JNGB) home to the F-35A aircraft. U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and U.S. Representatives Sheri Biggs (R-S.C.-03), Joe Wilson (R-S.C.-02), Nancy Mace (R-S.C.-01), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.-05), James Clyburn (D-S.C.-06), Russell Fry (R-S.C.-07), and William Timmons (R-S.C.-04) on the letter.
The delegation wrote to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink and expressed their strong support for McEntire JNGB's selection as the Air Force considers future basing locations for the F-35A. They argued that South Ca...