McCain voices his disappointment that the alternate engine funding is still in the bill

As the Senate debates the National Defense Authorization Act this week, Senator John McCain made his views on the alternate engine crystal clear yesterday on the floor of the Senate...."I was disappointed that, in spite of a veto threats from The White House, our Committee chose to add $1.75 billion for seven F-22 aircraft, and $439 million for an alternate engine for the Joint Strike Fighter."

Read the floor statement