CR Push

Eleven aerospace and defense industry associations have sent a letter to the speaker to the house, appropriations committee chairs and other congressional leaders encouraging support for a 2011 defense appropriations bill rather than another continuing resolution. As Aerospace Industries Association spokeswoman Alexis Allen says in a statement:

The letter makes the point that lack of adequate DOD funding could threaten thousands of U.S. manufacturing and related jobs connected to aerospace and national security programs. Without a defense appropriations bill, the Defense Department will have additional strains because a number of costs are not covered by a CR.  AIA is also concerned about the effect of a year-long CR on other federal agencies, including NASA, GSA, FHWA and the FAA.