re: #276 avanti

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, on Monday threw his support behind Defense Department plans to refocus spending for key defense programs.

“I strongly support (Defense) Secretary (Robert) Gates’ decision to restructure a number of major defense programs,” McCain said in a statement.
“It has long been necessary to shift spending away from weapon systems plagued by scheduling and cost overruns to ones that strike the correct balance between the needs of our deployed forces and the requirements for meeting the emerging threats of tomorrow,” he said.

absolutely proves he favors the Raptor…nice catch