Claire McCaskill actually said...
Considering how well the F/A-18 program has delivered advanced capability and the potential of the Super Hornet, along with the high return the U.S. taxpayer has received for the funds invested in the F/A-18 program, do you think it's prudent to take funds away from the program to invest in other tenuous tactical aviation programs, as some of my colleagues have recently advocated?
Context
McCaskill defends the F/A-18 Super Hornet program against funding cuts.
02/14/2011