Speaker Nancy Pelosi Gets Big Jet
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will have access to an Air Force jet larger than the one used by her predecessor so she can fly nonstop between Washington and her San Francisco district.
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the speaker – who is second in line for the presidency after the vice president – has been able to use a military aircraft for security reasons.
But the jet used by the previous speaker, Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, was too small to fly to California without refueling.
As NewsMax reported earlier, Pelosi’s office has been pressing for routine access to military aircraft not only for herself and her staff, but for relatives and other members of the California delegation as well.
As of Monday, the Air Force had not informed Pelosi’s camp as to who can travel with her, the Contra Costa Times in California reported.
Pelosi’s aircraft requests have touched off grumbling about the speaker requesting more than her GOP predecessor. PeopleNology