04/15/2013
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"You're confident there will be no further delays?"
"Press reports are saying that the program would need at least $15 billion more in funding through fiscal year 2015; that the aircraft test and production would slip by at least 2 years; that the JSF p..."
"I want to do everything I can to have the F-35 program reach full-rate production with its fully designed combat capability as soon as is reasonably possible."
"I have been a strong supporter of the DOD and its requests for funding and accelerated development of the JSF, but I am deeply concerned about the program's stability."