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HAC-D Clashes With Obama On F-22, Other Unrequested Aircraft

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Friday, July 17th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The House's lead defense budget writer unveiled a $508 billion Pentagon spending proposal yesterday that funds two aircraft efforts the White House has dubbed veto bait along with programs for cargo aircraft and presidential helicopters the Obama administration wants to end. The House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) marked up its fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill yesterday, calling for adding to the Pentagon's budget request $369 in advance-procurement funds for 12 future Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22 fighter…

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