xxxxx F-22 spending Monday. After deciding to cancel the program, Defense Secretary Robert Gates called the $65 billion fleet a 'niche silver-bullet solution' to a major aerial war threat that remains distant. He described the House's decision as 'a big problem' and has promised he will urge President Obama to veto the military spending bill if the full Senate retains F-22 funding. PICK UP 9th graf: The administration's position xxxxx 