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DoE Nuke Budget Headed to Full Committee Next Week; Bill Report Due Monday

Wednesday, May 15th, 2019

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DoE Nuke Budget Headed to Full Committee Next Week; Bill Report Due Monday

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The House Appropriations energy and water development subcommittee on Wednesday sent the first draft of the Department of Energy’s 2020 budget bill to the full Appropriations Committee for consideration some time next week. The subcommittee will reveal its preferred spending levels for key programs in a detailed bill report to be published Monday, a committee aid said. Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), chair of the full Appropriations Committee, said the 2020 DoE budget bill could make it to the House floor…

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