Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Originally published July 21, 2009.
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On Capitol Hill today, the Senate passed a contentious amendment to the 2010 Defense Authorization Bill. The amendment restricts the F-22 jet program that would have cost $1.75 billion.
Senators with the aerospace industry in their states pushed for the F-22 funding, saying it would support jobs and national security. But the F22 has never been used in combat and President Obama, the Pentagon and other senators opposed it.
This is one of the latest in a round of amendments to the Defense Authorization Bill, which includes some amendments that don’t have anything to do with the military. Tomorrow senators will vote on an amendment that would allow people to carry a concealed weapon across state lines. FSRN´s Karen Miller has more.
