Washington ( CNN ) -- The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to strip $ 450 million from funds slated for a controversial program to build an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter second engine , a next-generation aircraft development program that has been riddled with cost overruns and labeled unnecessary by critics . The amendment to strip the funds passed 233-198 with bipartisan support . It was added to a bill that would fund the federal government for the remainder of the current fiscal year . Neither the House nor the Senate has the passed the full spending package yet . President Barack Obama has urged Congress to eliminate funding for the development of the second engine of the Joint Strike Fighter . House Speaker John Boehner , however , is a key supporter . The vote was a setback for the Ohio Republican . Defense Secretary Robert Gates told members of the House Armed Services Committee earlier Wednesday that he considers the program `` an unnecessary and extravagant expense , particularly during a period of fiscal contraction . '' Congress has often proven reluctant to end major Pentagon projects , which can be an important source of local jobs and revenue . CNN 's Alan Silverleib contributed to this report .
The House votes down funding for a second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter . The amendment ending funding passed 233-198 with bipartisan support . Score: 6 House Speaker John Boehner , R-Ohio , supports the program .