http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090721/ts_nm/us_usa_congress_defense;_ylt=AjYOPq9.S9OjprA7vhT5bZQXIr0F;_ylu=X3oDMTJxb3RlaGczBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwNzIxL3VzX3VzYV9jb25ncmVzc19kZWZlbnNlBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA3Vzc2VuYXRldm90ZQ--The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to stop production of the F-22 fighter plane, handing President Barack Obama a victory as he tries to rein in defense spending.
The Senate voted 58 to 40 to strip $1.75 billion for the Lockheed Martin Corp-built planes from a $680 billion defense bill, overriding the objections of lawmakers seeking to protect manufacturing jobs in the midst of a deep recession.
The Senate's vote does not necessarily kill the program, as the House of Representatives included funding for the state-of-the-art fighter in its bill, which sets military spending priorities.
The two chambers must resolve their differences before sending a final bill to the president to sign into law.
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