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House Members Call For Preservation of Abrams Industrial Base

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Monday, May 9th, 2011

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By Ann Roosevelt More than 130 members of the House wrote to Army Secretary John McHugh May 6 calling for the "prudent" continuation of Abrams tank production to preserve the industrial base. Members said it would cost more to shut down, and then restart the production line than to move to limited production--which would also preserve the workforce producing the vehicles. Meanwhile, House Armed Services Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) said the Fiscal Year '12 defense-authorization bill adds funding to…

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