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Friday, August 01, 2008

U.S. Sub funding increase advances

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney made a beeline through the other representatives on the House floor after a vote Wednesday afternoon to reach the chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

The subcommittee had just released highlights from its version of the fiscal 2009 defense appropriations bill, which is the legislation that allocates money to the Pentagon, and included on the list $397.6 million for the Virginia-class submarine program.

To U.S. Rep. John Murtha, the influential Pennsylvania Democrat who heads the subcommittee, Courtney said, "on behalf of the people of southeastern Connecticut, thank you for believing in us and remaining committed to a program that is good for Connecticut and good for our country."

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