WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Deb Fischer issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, questioned leaders of the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Defense on nuclear modernization plans in the president's fiscal year 2027 budget request.
Fischer's remarks as prepared:
Welcome to our distinguished witnesses this afternoon. Thank you for appearing before us today and for your testimony.
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