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Air Force

Lawmakers Balk At Proposed Hits To Missile Defense, F-22, FCS

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle launched immediate campaigns yesterday to reverse Defense Secretary Robert Gates' proposed reduction in missile-defense funding, termination of the F-22 jet's production line, and elimination of the vehicle part of the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) effort. Though Congress was on recess when Gates unveiled yesterday his proposed program cuts for the fiscal year 2010 defense budget, lawmakers made clear, as House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) said, "the buck…

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