F-22sFighter Jet Program Fuels Tension Between GOP Sens -- The Hill
An effort by Sen. Saxby Chambliss to force the Pentagon into buying more F-22 fighter jets is reviving tensions between the Georgia Republican and a stalwart in his own party, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).
Chambliss won narrow approval at a closed-door Senate Armed Services Committee markup for his amendment authorizing $1.75 billion to purchase seven F-22 Raptors from Georgia-based Lockheed Martin — despite strong objections from McCain, the ranking Republican on the panel, and a veto threat from President Obama.
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My Comment: I think Sen. McCain objections are more on the cost of the F-22. As to why Sen. Kennedy supports the F-22 program .... I have no idea.
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