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Robert Hurt’s F-35 engine flameout

By on February 18, 2011 in Congress, Spending Cuts

By Carole Thorpe Chairwoman of the Jefferson Area Tea Party, Charlottesville VA On February 16th on the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Robert Hurt spoke our truth to power for nearly two and a half minutes for the urgent need to cut government spending and reduce the national debt. It was a masterful [...]

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F-35 “Alternate Engine” Vote

By on February 15, 2011 in Spending Cuts

Call Your congressman and tell them that in this time of economic fraud/waste/abuse that we don’t need more. Much has also been made of the threat of engine-related groundings. In fact, there are no documented instances of fleet-wide groundings in the past 30 years. Such talk is a scare tactic. In addition, an alternate engine [...]

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