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Congress

Compromise NDAA Ratchets Up Authorized Budget For DoE Nuclear Weapons; Allows Retirement of Some Bombs

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

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Compromise NDAA Ratchets Up Authorized Budget For DoE Nuclear Weapons; Allows Retirement of Some Bombs

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A compromise National Defense Authorization Act released late Tuesday would authorize the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to spend some $880 million more than requested, more than the House or Senate had proposed individually. The House Rules Committee reconvened at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, during which time the committee planned to write the rules of debate necessary to bring this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the House floor for a vote. The House and Senate much…

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