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Inouye Pledges To Fund MRAP Production In November Continuing Resolution

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Thursday, October 4th, 2007

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By Jen DiMascio Senate appropriators pledged yesterday to provide $11.5 billion to fully fund the Defense Department's fiscal year 2008 requirement for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), the chairman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, said appropriators are prepared to pass a continuing resolution in November that would provide the funding that would meet the department's request and saturate the production line through the end of fiscal year 2008. Any additional funding would go to…

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