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Dreier Votes to Provide Funding for U.S. Troops and Their Families

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David Dreier (R-San Dimas, CA) voted today to provide our troops with the resources and benefits they need and deserve, and fund critical military programs to protect our country.  Dreier supported H.R. 3326, the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which the House approved by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 400 to 30.

“Our dedicated troops work tirelessly to protect us at home and abroad,” Dreier said.  “This bill provides vital resources to our military personnel, improves healthcare for injured troops and supports their families at home.”

H.R. 3326 includes a 3.4 percent pay raise for military personnel, $29.9 billion for healthcare for wounded troops and $472 million for family advocacy programs.  The bill also provides $613.6 million for Stryker Combat Vehicles, $965.5 million for Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicles and $275 million for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, which help to protect U.S. troops in the field. 

H.R. 3326 also provides funding for five local entities that work with the Department of Defense to provide military personnel with cutting-edge technology and equipment:

• $1.5 million for the Wavelength Agile Spectral Harmonic (WASH) Oxygen Sensor, which eliminates the possibility of mixing oxygen and other gases in an aircraft fuel tank, which can cause the aircraft to explode, and the Cell Level Battery Controller, which helps improve energy usage in military equipment, developed by Advanced Projects Research, Inc. of La Verne;


• $1 million for the Hand Held Lethal Small Unmanned Aircraft System, to help protect U.S. troops by providing an efficient tool to encounter a fleeing target quickly with minimum collateral damage using an on-board explosive, developed by AeroVironment of Monrovia;


• $4 million for Fire Shield, an Active Protection System to protect armored vehicles from rocket propelled grenades, developed by Chang Industry of La Verne;


• $1 million for the City of Hope National Medical Center’s Advanced Molecular Medicine Initiative (AMMI), to continue development of innovative molecular-targeted therapies for more effective and less toxic treatment of cancer under the Navy’s Medical Development Program, which develops biomedical equipment and related techniques to reduce morbidity and enhance medical care for combat casualties; and,


• $2.5 million for the Lens-Less Dual-Mode Micro Seeker, a sensor system that uses small munitions to track and destroy incoming rockets, artillery and mortars, developed by Tanner Research Inc. of Monrovia.

 

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