F-35 Jet Extra Engine Funding Killed in House

The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to cut funding to an alternative engine project for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that the Defense Department did not want.

Rep. Tom Rooney of Florida introduced the amendment to kill funding for the F-35 engines, and the measure passed 233-198, the Pentagon and the Washington Post said.

“After years of throwing good money after bad to fund the wasteful extra engine, the House has finally voted to end this unnecessary program,” said Rooney, according to Bloomberg News. “Today’s vote sends a message to the American people that Congress heard their call to eliminate wasteful spending.”

Even though House Speaker John Boehner supported the endeavor, the amendment had bipartisan approval: 123 Democrats and 110 Republicans voted in favor.
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