Larson Responds to Senate F-22 Vote

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE: July21, 2009

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LARSON RESPONDS TOSENATE F-22 VOTE

Washington, DC - CongressmanJohn B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, issued thefollowing statement in response to the Senate's vote on the F-22 today.

"I am deeply disappointed by the vote castin the Senate today. It is unfathomable to me that in this economy anyonein Washington would take action leading to the lay-off of 95,000 highly-skilledmanufacturing workers - the backbone of our workforce. There is no placefor these workers to go once these jobs disappear. This is a recklessdecision that goes to the heart of our manufacturing base and our nationalsecurity. To protect the American people and the American way of life, itis vital that we keep these jobs and skills on our shores. As we speak,other countries are building their manufacturing base and skill set withadvanced fighter planes. I will continue to work to keep the productionlines open and keep these highly-skilled, good-paying jobs in Connecticut."

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