Defense bill to benefit Florida

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Sat, Sep. 27, 2003

Defense bill to benefit Florida
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PENSACOLA - Florida military bases, local universities and defense contractors will benefit from a $368 billion defense spending bill awaiting President Bush's signature.

Jet engines for the Florida Air National Guard, new training planes for Panhandle Navy bases and increased production of armored vehicles by a Jacksonville company are included in the bill that passed the House 407-15 on Wednesday and the Senate 95-0 on Thursday

A $19.5 million appropriation to continue production of the Joint Primary Training Aircraft System is seen as a key element to protect Whiting Field, a naval air station about 25 miles northeast of Pensacola, from closure or downsizing.

The Air Guard is slated to get $13 million for new engines and a $4 million communications system, while $20 million is earmarked for the Army Reserve and National Guard to buy more armored vehicles from Armor Holdings Inc. of Jacksonville, according to a news release by Florida's two Democratic senators, Bill Nelson and Bob Graham. (snip/...)

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/local/6872489.htm

[Girlfriday]

1. These bastards are so bold,

they don't even care how bad this looks. Doesn't it just feel like they are thumbing thier noses at us! God I hate these guys! :mad:

[izzie]

2. Well either Fa or Tex and take it from Calif.

Every one knows what is going on but what can one do about it, as I do not think you could find a statemen in DC

[Mari333]

3. In the meantime, Kids in Foster Homes in Florida are missing

Sorry Kids! No Monies for you!


"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

President Dwight D. Eisenhower
April 16, 1953