An economic impact analysis projects more than one million American jobs could be lost as a result of defense budget cuts if the deficit reduction select committee fails to reach agreement on alternative balanced budget solutions and total cuts to defense reach $1 trillion.
A new study documents how aerospace and defense drives U.S. economic and military strength, and supports over 3.5 million jobs in all fifty states. But these jobs are at risk as the clock ticks down towards budget “sequestration” next year.
The clock is ticking down towards a trillion dollars in defense cuts that will decimate our military and put over a million Americans out of work. Write your representative in Congress now and Stop the Clock!
American leadership in aerospace and defense is being threatened by forces in Congress and the Administration. The security of our troops, our technological future, and our economic stability are all at risk. We must preserve jobs that keep us strong.
Join us and act now, before it's too late.
I believe in free enterprise, I believe in freedom, I believe in liberty, I believe in an opportunity society. And everything I do will be designed to strengthen the values of this country, to strengthen the families of this country, to strengthen our economy and to keep a military that is second to none in the world.
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Our Air Force fighter fleet is the smallest and older than at any time since the service was created in 1947.
Russia and China are both developing fifth generation stealth fighter jets (the Sukhoi T-50 and Chengdu J-20) to rival the most advanced U.S. fighters.
Our air traffic control system costs more than $40 billion a year in unnecessary delays and wastes more than a billion gallons of fuel each year – generating massive excess emissions.
Join us and act now to preserve American leadership in Aerospace and Defense.
