Budget & Policy

Dems, Hawley reintroduce RECA bill in Senate

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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are reintroducing a bill to reauthorize and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation (RECA) Act (RECA).
A similar bill passed the Senate last session but never made it to a vote in the House of Representatives.
On Thursday,…

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NNSA “clear-eyed” about the work ahead on pits, acting boss says

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SRNS draws up master campus plan for Savannah River

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Senate narrowly confirms Hegseth as new secretary of defense

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