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Taylor Presses To Retain Language Requiring Nuclear-Powered Vessels

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Monday, October 22nd, 2007

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By Jen DiMascio The chairman of the House Armed Services seapower subcommittee is pressing to keep language in this year's defense-spending bill that would require new ships to be built with nuclear power systems. Differences in the House and Senate version of the defense authorization bill are currently being reconciled. Because the Senate lacks matching language, this is one of those areas. Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) plans to discuss the issue with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), the chairman of the…

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