I have a question, do you consider the Alternate engine to the F-35 an earmark?
Pence is hardly the only Republican lawmaker to support the wasteful extra engine, despite bloviating about government spending on a nearly daily basis. For example, 32 members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) — a group of ultra-conservative House members — signed a “no earmarks” pledge, but 17 of that 32 voted to fund the extra engine anyway. Beyond Pence, who is the third-ranking Republican in the House, supporters of the extra engine include such fiscal conservative leaders as Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), and RSC Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) — almost the entire Republican leadership.
Alex Seitz Wald, Center for American Progress, July 31, 2010
F135 Engine Third Party Comments on the JSF Alternate Engine Program Competition
While it's true that when it comes to earmarks the new speaker has a very good reputation and I for one applaud him for that. However, when it comes to spending needlessly, no one is has been a saint in Washington D.C. not even the new speaker himself.
No matter how many engines are procured for the airplane, the Navy will only deploy one type of engine for the F-35 we take to sea…We have done that for all of our aircraft, and so whether it is the F135 or the Secretary of Defense decides to buy a second engine, the Navy is only going to deploy with one type. That optimizes our logistics and supply chain.
Rear Admiral Michael Manazir, Head of Naval Aviation Programs, Defense News, May 28, 2010
Thats a small example of the type of spending that Washington is engaged in, and it's not something that is owned exclusivly by one side or the other and until such time as they decide to spend money in a wise manner, then regardless of earmarks the slide into bankruptcy will continue.
Pence is hardly the only Republican lawmaker to support the wasteful extra engine, despite bloviating about government spending on a nearly daily basis. For example, 32 members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) — a group of ultra-conservative House members — signed a “no earmarks” pledge, but 17 of that 32 voted to fund the extra engine anyway. Beyond Pence, who is the third-ranking Republican in the House, supporters of the extra engine include such fiscal conservative leaders as Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), and RSC Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) — almost the entire Republican leadership.
Alex Seitz Wald, Center for American Progress, July 31, 2010
F135 Engine Third Party Comments on the JSF Alternate Engine Program Competition
While it's true that when it comes to earmarks the new speaker has a very good reputation and I for one applaud him for that. However, when it comes to spending needlessly, no one is has been a saint in Washington D.C. not even the new speaker himself.
No matter how many engines are procured for the airplane, the Navy will only deploy one type of engine for the F-35 we take to sea…We have done that for all of our aircraft, and so whether it is the F135 or the Secretary of Defense decides to buy a second engine, the Navy is only going to deploy with one type. That optimizes our logistics and supply chain.
Rear Admiral Michael Manazir, Head of Naval Aviation Programs, Defense News, May 28, 2010
Thats a small example of the type of spending that Washington is engaged in, and it's not something that is owned exclusivly by one side or the other and until such time as they decide to spend money in a wise manner, then regardless of earmarks the slide into bankruptcy will continue.