Pentagon's F-35 Fighter Under Fire in Congress
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JEFFREY BROWN: Next: to the saga of a U.S. military plane that was designed to do more for less, but is now hitting headwinds.
Congressional Correspondent Kwame Holman has the story.
KWAME HOLMAN: It may look like any other fighter jet at Patuxent River Naval Air station, but the Joint Strike Fighter taking shape here is the Pentagon's costliest and some say riskiest bet ever on the future of military aviation. It has come under fire from both Republicans and Democrats in Congress.
MAN: I think the American people, if they knew about this, would be shocked about how long it has taken to do this plane and get it into the air.
SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL, D-Mo.: Somebody needs to be held accountable.
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