Inhofe, the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has fussed for years about the Ford’s delays, cost overruns and malfunctions.
“I recognize the extraordinary effort that it has taken to finish all 11 of these elevators, but this effort should not have been necessary,” Inhofe told Blooomberg.
Inhofe said the carrier was six years late and $2.8 billion over budget.
The Gerald R. Ford is the first of four new carriers in the same class ordered by the Navy.
Meetings and events: The Heart of the Party, the Tulsa chapter of the Federation of Democratic Women, will hear a panel discussion on issues related to last summer’s Vista Shadow Mountain Apartments situation during a 6:30 p.m. Monday meeting at Baxter’s Interurban, 717 S. Houston Ave.
The Vista Shadow Mountain Apartments were closed by city officials last summer after they were deemed unsafe, leaving hundreds of people homeless.
The Tulsa County Democratic Party will meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 at East Central Junior High School, 12121 E. 21st St., to discuss next month’s Tulsa Board of Education elections and to knock doors for specific candidates.
Dots and dashes: The Oklahoma Democratic Party condemned state legislation by Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, seeking to ban the 1619 Project from public schools, colleges and universities. … Edward “Ted” Jones, a Louisiana state representative, was tapped by the Biden administration to head the Small Business Administration’s District 6, which includes Oklahoma. … Oklahoma Congressmen Frank Lucas and Tom Cole were among a group of agricultural state lawmakers requesting the U.S. State Department allow South African farm workers to travel to the U.S. under the H2-A visa program.
