Schumer Announces Over $575 Million In Fed Funds For Lockheed Martin Owego's Combat Rescue & Marine One Helicopter Programs Are Included In Just-Unveiled Senate Defense Appropriations Bill

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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that the Senate Defense Appropriations Bill includes $302.8 million for the Presidential Helicopter program and $273.3 million for the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program, two major helicopter manufacturing projects being undertaken by a team of Sikorsky Aircraft and Lockheed Martin Owego. The more than $575 million for Lockheed Owego will complement the $663 million it received to continue these two programs in last year's omnibus spending bill. Schumer pushed his colleagues in the House and Senate to pass this bill to ensure Lockheed can keep both programs on schedule next year.

"This is a major milestone in our quest to secure the funding needed to build these state-of-the-art Presidential and Combat Search and Rescue helicopter fleets in Owego. These programs are vital our military, to protecting our president and top government officials and to the entire Southern Tier economy. The inclusion of this funding in the defense appropriations means we are one step closer to making sure Lockheed has the funding it needs to continue moving these helicopters down the assembly line," said Senator Schumer. "I am urging my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers of Congress to vote for this bill. Doing so will allow us to maintain hundreds of jobs in the Southern Tier, keep our President safe, and support our troops serving around the world."

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