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GOP Lawmakers File Amendments to Provide Funds for Proposed Sea-Launched Nukes in DoE Budget

GOP Lawmakers File Amendments to Provide Funds for Proposed Sea-Launched Nukes in DoE Budget
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With the full House set to vote next week on a multi-bill spending package that would keep the civilian nuclear weapons budget about flat at about $20 billion, some Republican lawmakers have offered amendments to up funding for a proposed pair of ocean-going nuclear warheads. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) wants to transfer $19 million to the W93 warhead from the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account, according to a list of amendments filed with the House Rules…

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