Murphy, Blumenthal, Larson, Courtney Statement on Pentagon F-35 Review

Statement

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Congressman John Larson (CT-1) and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the Pentagon today of a review of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program:

"Any review of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will affirm what has long been established--no aircraft in production today can compare with the Joint Strike Fighter's stealth and survivability. Efforts are already underway to cut costs, raise efficiency, and improve production. A review must avoid any delay in production that will only increase costs and postpone the delivery of this aircraft to our men and women in uniform."