Blumenauer loses a classic Washington battle over defense spending

Jeff Mapes, Oregonian:

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., loses a fight to cut $485 million out of the defense budget for a second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The loss says something about why it's so hard for taxpayers to get their hands around military spending.

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