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Murtha Drops Support For Added VIP Jets

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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Leading defense appropriator Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) said Monday he will support removing funding for passenger jets not sought by the Pentagon from the fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill. The $330 million--for two more Gulfstream C-37 and Boeing [BA] C-40 jets the Pentagon did not request--is included in the appropriations legislation Murtha's House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) crafted before the full House passed it July 30. Gulfstream Aerospace is a unit of General Dynamics [GD]. Yet…

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