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Air Force

GWOT Supplemental Will Not Have F-22 Funds

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The House is expected to take up a $183.69 billion multi-year war-supplemental funding bill as soon as tomorrow that would not include any additional money for the Air Force's F-22 jets. As House leaders have finalized the legislation, they did not include roughly $500 million in F-22 long-lead funding sought by House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.), though not requested by the Pentagon. The money is intended to stave off a shut down of the…

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