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The House Armed Services Committee published the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Bill last week. Buried inside was a last-minute change that took $369 million from DOE. The $369M was supposed to be used for cleanups at nuclear weapons sites but will be used instead to "bring home the bacon" and buy jets that the military admits it doesn't even need.

See the articles below for the details.

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4144686

http://pubfiles.computersforpeace.net/HR2647.pdf

http://armedservices.house.gov/apps/list/press/armedsvc_dem/skeltonpr061709.shtml





June 23, 2009 11:38 AM

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Anonymous said…
Since all fighter aircraft in the inventory are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, the right wing nut job the frequents this blog will be overjoyed. After all, you need a delivery system for a nuke and the more of them you have the better, right, Forrest?
6/23/2009 7:01 PM
Anonymous said…
At least the taxpayers will get something for their money by buying those F-22s. If they had given that same $369 million to the NNSA labs for cleanup, they wouldn't have much to show for it.

Congress is giving the NNSA labs a message. Are you listening to it?
6/24/2009 11:20 PM
Anonymous said…
The production of the F-22 undoubtedly is spread across multiple states, thus allowing the pork to be spread around. Budgets for LLNL and LANL are very localized thus not garnering a lot of support from Congressmen in other areas. Of course with Boxer, Feinstein and Pelosi, I can't say the Livermore has much support. And now that Tauscher is gone the key word is TOAST.
6/26/2009 7:22 PM
Anonymous said…
And now that Tauscher is gone the key word is TOAST.

I doubt it. All politicians lookout for their electorate. After all, it's how they, well, get elected. With 8000 employees and probably an equal if not greater number of affected immediate and close family members it would make no sense to piss on your political campfire by pulling the rug from underneath the lab. In contrast, during the Bush rein, California was routinely given short shrift because of the states historic liberal bent.
6/29/2009 12:56 PM
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