McCain says defense authorization bill's C-130J funding is 'pork'

Senate Armed Services Committee member John McCain (R-Ariz.) has charged that the Senate version of the fiscal 2002 defense authorization bill contains about $1 billion in "pork" or unneeded add-ons, including $99 million for a Lockheed Martin C-130J transport aircraft at Little Rock Air Force Base...

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