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HAC Sends Supp To House After Shifting Army Radio Funds To P-3

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Friday, May 8th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) approved yesterday a supplemental war-spending bill after shifting funding from Army radios to Navy aircraft and adding language encouraging a multi-year contract for naval jet fighters. And while the fiscal year 2009 supplemental now headed to the House floor does not include a mandate for the Pentagon to buy Air Force aerial-refueling tankers from both contract competitors, House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) said he will continue to push…

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