No Second Engine For The F-35

House Votes To Cancel F-35 Jet Engine Program -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — In a sign that some freshman Republicans were willing to cut military spending, the House voted 233-198 on Wednesday to cancel an alternate fighter jet engine that the Bush and Obama administrations had tried to kill for the last five years.

The vote marked another instance in which some of the new legislators, including members of the Tea Party, broke ranks with the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, where the engine provided more than 1,000 jobs.

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US House scraps FY11 funding for F-35 engine -- Reuters
House scraps costly jet engine in spending bill -- L.A. Times
House Votes to Strip Funding for Second Joint Strike Fighter Engine -- FOX News
House votes to kill pricey jet fighter engine -- AP

House Cuts Funding for Defense Project in Boehner’s District -- FDL
US House scraps FY11 funding for F-35 engine -- Reuters
House scraps costly jet engine in spending bill -- L.A. Times
House Votes to Strip Funding for Second Joint Strike Fighter Engine -- FOX News
House votes to kill pricey jet fighter engine -- AP
Pentagon: 2nd F-35 engine won't pay in long run -- Reuters
House rejects funding for new jet fighter, dealing blow to Mass. military program that employs hundreds -- Boston.com

My Comment: I am surprised by this cancellation. The F-35 is a lemon .... but I still did expect Congress to kill the 2nd engine for the F-35. I guess they are serious about cutting some programs.

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