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DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE



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LEGISLATIVE NEWS

18 July 2009

Fellow Marines,
    It's important that we contact our two Senators at their local offices and let them know that we want them to support the Lieberman-McCain Amendment to restore funding for the USMC's H-1.
    V/R, Paul Hastings
 
In a message dated 7/18/2009 2:02:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, MBlum@MCLeague.org writes:

Marines

 The Chairman of the MCL Legislative Committee has asked that I send this out to you with the hopes that you will get everyone in your Detachments and Departments involved and let your Senators and Representatives know how important it is to the Marine Corps to get those OLD Huey’s that we all knew and loved, replaced with the UH-1Y and move our Corps into the 21st Century.

 

  • The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to cut $482.9 million from the Marine Corps UH-1Y “Super Huey” program.
  • Congress has decided it was more important to fund earmarks rather than the platform our Marines need in Afghanistan.
  • It is critical that the Marines have the H-1 on the battlefield in Afghanistan.
  • The Defense Authorization bill is on the Senate floor now.
  • Senator Lieberman has offered an amendment to restore USMC H-1 funding.
  • Please call and write your Representative and Senators to tell them to Support the Lieberman-McCain Amendment.

S/F

Mike

 

Michael A. Blum

Executive Director

Marine Corps League

 
 

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