Murtha, Young to Discuss F-22A Exports with Obey

By Marcus Weisgerber / June 24, 2009 at 5:00 AM
The top two House defense appropriators are set to meet with committee Chairman Dave Obey in the coming weeks to discuss the possibility of overturning legislation written by the Wisconsin Democrat more than a decade ago that prohibits foreign sales of the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor. While the date of the meeting between House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman John Murtha (D-PA), Ranking Member Bill Young (R-FL) and Obey is not set, it comes at a time when the Pentagon wants...

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