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Five House Members Support DoD Plan To Sign On To David’s Sling

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Thursday, September 9th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt Five House members yesterday issued a statement applauding the Defense Department's intent to sign the David's Sling Weapon System Project Agreement with the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-Calif.), HASC Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Chairman Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), HASC member Rep. Glenn Nye (D-Va.), and Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Michael McMahon (D-N.Y.), signed off on the statement:…

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