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Defense Bills Move On Hill As New Fiscal Year Nears

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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Senior lawmakers said yesterday they hope to finish work on the two Pentagon funding bills by the start of fiscal year 2010 next week, though they acknowledged thorny debate over whether to continue funding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's alternate engine. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) told reporters at the Capitol he hopes the Senate will take up the FY '10 defense appropriations bill today, and continue debating it Thursday and Friday. Yet a spokesman…

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