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Air Force

Lawmakers Rally Against Ending F-22, C-17 Aircraft Programs

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Friday, May 8th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Dozens of lawmakers sent letters to the Obama administration yesterday, when the Pentagon unveiled its detailed budget request, decrying its proposed elimination of the jobs- generating F-22 and C-17 aircraft programs. The Department of Defense's (DoD) official release of its proposed $533.8 billion fiscal year 2010 budget elicited minimal reaction on Capitol Hill yesterday afternoon, partly because Defense Secretary Robert Gates unveiled his most-controversial program proposals on April 6. Gates, though, is expected to be grilled particularly…

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