Congressmen Gaetz & Moulton Lead Bipartisan Legislation Holding Lockheed Martin and DoD Accountable for F-35 Aircraft Failures

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Washington, D.C.- Today, U.S. Congressmen Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Seth Moulton (D-MA) will introduce a bipartisan resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Lockheed Martin and its subcontractors are in breach of contract with respect to the F-35 deliverables and that the Department of Defense (DoD) has failed to adequately hold the program accountable.

Last month, Rep. Gaetz spokein the House Armed Services Committee about the federal government stifling innovation by giving Lockheed Martin "full-system performance" to fix their own failed F-35 program all while House appropriators have taken away fundsservice members need for child care and using those funds instead to buy more F-35s.

"The federal government should not give 'full-system performance' contracts to companies responsible for their own failures. Today, I introduced a resolution to hold contractors accountable for breaching their F-35 obligations, while the Department of Defense has failed to enforce accountability.

It's unacceptable to leave the American taxpayer on the hook for a broken system and allow appropriators in Congress to divest funds from service members' child care to invest in broken F-35s. We must stop rewarding failure and prioritize our military families," said Congressman Gaetz.

"For two decades, across multiple administrations and Congresses, Lockheed Martin has failed to deliver on the F-35. Every step in the program's journey has been late, wildly over budget, and has produced a plane that does not perform as required. It's time to hold Lockheed Martin publicly accountable for failing the American taxpayer," said Congressman Moulton.

Full text of Congressman Gaetz's resolution can be found HERE. Additionally, exclusive coverage of the resolution by Breitbart News can be found HERE.

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