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Jim Saxton: “Mr. Chairman, I am in very, very strong support of this amendment. The Future Combat System is a system that leverages…”

On the recordMay 22, 2008
Mr. Chairman, I am in very, very strong support of this amendment. The Future Combat System is a system that leverages technology in a way that it will help us in the future a great deal. This system has been underdevelopment for quite some years, and for the last 3 years in a row, not counting this year, for the last 3 years in a row, there have been significant cuts made to the program. This year, as Mr. Akin correctly pointed out, is the year where we get out the yardstick and say how much progress have we made? Do we want to continue the system or do we want to cancel it? A $233 million cut to this program this year to me seems to be very unwise because this is the yardstick year. This is the year where we make the decision, based on the progress that we have been able to measure, whether the program goes forward or is modified or is cancelled. And so I believe that this amendment should be one we all support.
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Expressing strong support for an amendment related to the Future Combat System during a committee discussion.

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