Fri, Nov 13, 2009
One Congressman Says Vote May Not Come Until December
A New York Congressman says the vote on the Appropriations
Conference Bill could be delayed into December, in part over
funding for the VH-71 Presidential Helicopter.
Rep. Maurice Hinchey
Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) says the House version of the
Defense Appropriations Bill contains $485.2 million to make the
first five VH-71's operational, but the Senate version does not.
Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) said earlier this month that he
would not push for inclusion of the funds in the conference report
in a effort to not "embarrass the President" who is opposed to the
funding. Murtha chairs the House Appropriations Defense
Subcommittee.
Hinchey, who represents the district that is home to the
Lockheed Martin facility in Owego, where the VH-71 would be
assembled, said Murtha may have been misquoted in the Capital
newspaper "The Hill." He told the Binghamton Press Connects
that Murtha is "under pressure from a variety of places that are
opposed to continuing the VH-71."
Rep. John Murtha
Hinchey believes that if the program was funded, it could mean
600 jobs would return to Owego which were cut when it looked like
the VH-71 was dead. Murtha spokesman Matthew Mazonkey did not
comment on the article in "The Hill," saying "The House position on
the presidential helicopter program is clear. We believe that it is
in the best interest of taxpayers to make operational the five
aircraft that have already been built."
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