Durbin Meets with Newly Confirmed Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met today with Gabe Camarillo, the newly-confirmed Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. During the meeting, Camarillo and Durbin -- who also serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees discretionary spending for our nation's military, including bases -- discussed the long-term future of Illinois' Air Force installations.

"I am proud to represent some of our nation's most critical Air Force defense installations -- including Scott Air Force Base, Springfield's 183rd Fighter Wing, and Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing -- and the talented servicemen and women who work there," Durbin said. "I expect President Obama will focus a large part of his State of the Union tonight on the strength of our nation's defense -- something in which Illinois has long played an important role. It was a pleasure meeting with Assistant Secretary Camarillo today, and I look forward to continuing our work together to ensure that the Air Force has a long, bright future in Illinois."

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