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Article: NEW MEXICO SENATORS ASK U.S. AIR FORCE TO FREE CANNON AIR FORCE BASE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDS

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March 31, 2006
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The office of Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R-N.M., issued the following press release:

Sens. Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman today said the Defense Department has taken inappropriate action by postponing plans to commence with construction of a consolidated airmen's center at Cannon Air Force Base.

In a letter to Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne, the New Mexico Senators said the action to freeze the $9.5 million project does not follow congressional intent as specified in the FY2006 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.

In that bill, Domenici and Bingaman gained language to ensure that Cannon military construction would not be affected by the 2005 Base Realignment ...

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