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DoE Nuke Budget Request Lacks ‘Clear Priorities,’ House Approps Cardinal Says

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

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DoE Nuke Budget Request Lacks ‘Clear Priorities,’ House Approps Cardinal Says

A day after the Department of Energy released some 650 pages of details on its $16.5-billion nuclear-weapons budget request for 2020, the chair of the House Appropriations panel that funds the agency demanded more information on proposed weapons spending from Energy Secretary Rick Perry. “With respect to nuclear weapons, this is not a budget that establishes clear priorities with a responsible plan to fund and execute those priorities,” Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), chair of the House Appropriations energy and water…

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