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Despite Opposition to New Warhead Funding, Feinstein Signals Support for NNSA Budget Bill

Wednesday, June 20th, 2018

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who this week voted against the Senate’s 2019 National Defense Authorization Act because it would authorize the Department of Energy to create a low-yield nuclear warhead, has signaled her support for a 2019 budget bill that actually funds the weapon.However, Feinstein also wants to amend the spending bill to prohibit DoE's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) from starting development of future low-yield weapons without congressional authorization; the Senate's just-passed 2019 National Defense Authorization Act would allow…

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