Sen. John Thune (R-SD) has introduced legislation that would require the Pentagon to continue funding the Air Force's recently halted next-generation bomber program. The senator -- a strong supporter of the bomber program -- introduced the measure on May 14 in response to Defense Secretary Robert Gates' decision to cancel the program in the Pentagon's fiscal year 2010 budget proposal. This week, Air Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz expressed his disappointment to House lawmakers that Gates had stripped funding...
