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Inouye Stands Behind F-35 Second Engine, Exportable F-22

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Monday, September 28th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Senate's lead appropriator said last Friday he hopes the final defense appropriations bill being readied for the White House will fund the F-35's second engine program and pave the way for foreign sales of the F-22 fighter jet. Though the fiscal year 2010 Pentagon spending bill now before the Senate does not call for continuing the General Electric [GE]-Rolls-Royce second engine program for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)…

Congress

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Budget

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Congress

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Space

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