21.05.2009, 11:33
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Zitat:Chambliss: Hill Leaders 'Realize 187 F-22s Is Not Enough'
Congressional proponents of more F-22 fighters will aim to put extra money for the stealthy jets in the 2010 U.S. defense appropriations bill, a key senator says.
"The appropriations process is the key right now. ... That is primarily what we're going to focus on," Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., said May 20. Chambliss is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
"We might not even need the authorization" bill to spend more money on Raptors, he said.
Chambliss said after a speech at the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute that he has spoken with congressional leaders about buying more Raptors with 2010 appropriations.
Asked whether those leaders had given him any guarantees, Chambliss said: "The good news is we have people in leadership on both sides that realize 187 [jets] is not enough.".....