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On the recordSeptember 22, 2011
briefly, once this production line is shut down for the production of the F-16, it cannot be reconstituted. The 2,000 people currently working on the F-16 production line will be reassigned or fired and so this is important. This isn't something we can take up willy-nilly later on because we finally have gotten around to it. It is timely, and it needs to be done now to keep our commitment to our ally and show the Chinese what they need to see from America; that is, strength, not weakness. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The yeas and nays have been ordered. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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