{"id":44038,"date":"2015-04-29T17:54:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T17:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/04\/29\/speier-turner-spar-before-f-35-measure-dies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:37:04","slug":"speier-turner-spar-before-f-35-measure-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2015\/04\/29\/speier-turner-spar-before-f-35-measure-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Speier, Turner Spar Before F-35 Measure Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) shot down Rep. Jackie Speier&#8217;s amendment to trim the Pentagon&#8217;s F-35 buy, but not before the California Democrat sparred with Rep. 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Minutes later, he repeated the poor attendance line, pointing out to Speier that she could have asked Government Accountability Office (GAO) experts about the issues she cited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speier fought back, again raising concerns about the health of the F-35 program and saying the funding would be better spent on Guard and reserve needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Turner then invited her to future subcommittee hearings on the often-embattled fighter program, Speier provided the day&#8217;s first fireworks, thanking Turner for his, in her words, &#8220;obnoxious comments.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full committee approved the Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee&#8217;s section of the NDAA, and earlier did the same to the Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee&#8217;s section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff;\">Email: <\/span><span style=\"color: #1990e5;\"><a href=\"mailto:jbennett@defensenews.com\" style=\"color: #1990e5;\">jbennett@defensenews.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff;\">Twitter: <\/span><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BennettJohnT\" style=\"color: #1990e5;\">@bennettjohnt<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Armed Services Committee shot down Rep. 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