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House Lawmakers Push For Nuclear-Powered Ship Requirement

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Monday, November 5th, 2007

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By Jen DiMascio Without a commitment this year to mandate that future Navy cruisers should be powered by nuclear propulsion systems, Congress might miss its opportunity to make the change, the leaders of a House panel on Navy issues argue. Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), the chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower subcommittee, have long been supporters of nuclear propulsion systems and this year added language to the defense authorization bill that…

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