Sen. Carper Pushes to Cut Costly F-22 Planes from Defense Bill
July 21, 2009
July 21, 2009
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The office of Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., issued the following news release:
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) issued the following statement hailing the passage today of the Levin-McCain amendment (S. 1390), a measure to stop funding for seven more F-22 fighter planes. The senator strongly supported the amendment because of the F-22's high price tag, its absence in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and the insistence of our top military leaders that our existing aircra . . .
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) issued the following statement hailing the passage today of the Levin-McCain amendment (S. 1390), a measure to stop funding for seven more F-22 fighter planes. The senator strongly supported the amendment because of the F-22's high price tag, its absence in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and the insistence of our top military leaders that our existing aircra . . .