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Jackie Speier: We're asking the American people to pay for F-35s, only 55 percent of which are considered mission capable.

On the recordApril 27, 2022
We're asking the American people to pay for F-35s, only 55 percent of which are considered mission capable.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Criticism of the F-35 program's cost and performance issues.

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