It’s Better Than the McDonalds Drive-thru
Laura Rozen was wondering about the connections between Curt Weldon and the Italian corporation, Finmeccanica SpA. It’s quite straight-forward.
His daughter Kim needed a job, so he convinced the Finmeccanica subsidiary, Agusta/Westland to build a plant in his congressional district to bid on the new contract for a replacement for the Marine One presidential helicopters.
After they agreed, he used his position as the vice-chair of the House Armed Services Committee to push the Agusta/Westland bid to the detriment of the American company, Sikorsky.
After they won the bid for 23 helicopters worth billions of dollars, Agusta/Westland gave his daughter a job.
What’s wrong with a father helping his kids get employment opportunities?
