F-35 Opponents Request Public Records

A group of Chittenden County residents opposed to basing the Air Force’s new fighter bomber at Burlington International Airport’s Air Guard station has hired a lawyer.
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For Vt. Delegation, Little Political Risk In Defending F-35 Program

Vermont’s Congressional delegation has long called for the Pentagon to cut its budget. But Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter Welch all support basing F-35s in Burlington because, they say, it might sustain hundreds of jobs. And despite growing local opposition, the delegation says it’s committed to the program.