[NEWS] Sen. Kent Conrad Behind North Dakota's Drone Effort

The Grand Forks Herald reports:

Conrad has long been a supporter of establishing a branch of the Northern Border Air Wing in Grand Forks. In 2005, he secured $2 million in the Homeland Security Appropriations bill for the establishment and operation of a Grand Forks air branch. In 2006, he secured an additional $17 million in the Homeland Security Appropriations bill to accelerate plans for a Northern Border Air Wing.