Currently the engine on the airplane that is in production is the F135 produced by Pratt & Whitney. The competing development engine is being developed currently by the joint strike fighter team, the GE Rolls-Royce Team, which is continuing to work on the program but is seeking U.S. government support.
What Claude is referring to is that yesterday a subcommittee of the Senate rejected the bid for the support. That said, this has been an ongoing discussion, over years, so I'm not able to comment as to the pros and cons or whatever at this time.
To be fair to them, they are spending funds in Canada, doing work with the NRC—as we are—and so on.