(Source: Lamar Alexander) WASHINGTON, May 12, 2016 - U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said today the Republican majority in the Senate has proven the appropriations process can work after the body passed the fiscal year 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Alexander was the primary author of the bill and led it through committee and floor passage. 'This legislation brings us one step closer to doubling basic energy research at the Office of Science, fully funds projects that are supported by the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and takes an important step toward solving the 25-year-old nuclear waste stalemate. This appropriations bill is consistent with the spending limits...
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