Snowe Votes to Preserve Federal Funding for F-22 Raptor
July 21, 2009
July 21, 2009
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The office of Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
A longtime advocate of the F-22 program, U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) today voted to preserve $1.75 billion for the production of seven F-22 aircraft in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2010. Despite bipartisan support for continued production of the fighter aircraft, an amendment to strip its funding from the legislation was approved by . . .
A longtime advocate of the F-22 program, U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) today voted to preserve $1.75 billion for the production of seven F-22 aircraft in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2010. Despite bipartisan support for continued production of the fighter aircraft, an amendment to strip its funding from the legislation was approved by . . .