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Members of S.C. Delegation Confirms WH Visit to Save Embattled Plutonium Plant, But Won’t Talk Details

Friday, October 19th, 2018

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A delegation of high-profile South Carolina politicians met with President Donald Trump Thursday in Washington to make a last-minute plea to save an embattled plutonium-disposal plant in the Palmetto state — a plant Trump's own Department of Energy wants to convert into a weapon factory.Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) all confirmed in prepared statements that the meeting took place and thanked Trump for hosting. However, the lawmakers did not divulge the substance of the conversation…

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