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House Passes Defense Spending Bill 340-73; Floor Amendment Saves A-10 Fleet

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Friday, June 20th, 2014

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House Passes Defense Spending Bill 340-73; Floor Amendment Saves A-10 Fleet

The House of Representatives made clear for the second time in six weeks that it will not allow the Air Force to retire its A-10 fleet, even though the Pentagon and two defense committees’ leadership supported the cost-saving measure. The House Appropriations defense subcommittee debated the A-10 issue during the full committee markup earlier this month, but subcommittee chairman Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) and ranking member Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) urged members to allow the Air Force to retire the…

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