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Senators Press Administration To Ask For C-17 Funding In FY’09

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

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By Jen DiMascio Nineteen Senators last week urged Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle to provide enough funding for C-17 Globemasters in the administration's fiscal year 2009 budget request. "For each of the last two years, the Pentagon has failed to fund C-17 aircraft in the annual budget submission, which would have resulted in the termination of the production line were it not for congressional action," the letters said. "Last year, and again…

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