Schumer pushes for new 'ski-birds' at Stratton air base | News

The funding to replace the aging LC-130 'ski-birds' is a matter of national security and has major implications for the scientific community that relies on the massive planes to carry out research missions at the North and South poles, said U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer.

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