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House, SASC Support F-22, F-35 Engine Buys Dubbed Veto Bait

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Friday, June 26th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The House and a Senate panel defied the White House yesterday and authorized adding money to the Pentagon's policy bill for F-22 fighter jets and a second engine program for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Yet the future of the two matters the Obama administration has labeled as veto bait are far from certain, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.) told reporters while unveiling their panel's version…

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