Murtha Looking to Add F-22As, C-17s, C-130s in FY-08 Supplemental

By Marcus Weisgerber / February 6, 2008 at 5:00 AM
The powerful chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee said he is looking to insert money into an upcoming war funding bill that would allow the Air Force to purchase more F-22A Raptor, C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircraft. "We're not going to shut the F-22 line down, that's for damn sure," Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) said after a Feb. 6 closed door hearing on Capitol Hill with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley and other...

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