Senate Works To Complete Stimulus Package, Considers Cuts

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The approximately $1 billion in funds for the National Nuclear Security Administration included in the Senate economic stimulus package remained largely untouched last week as lawmakers debated the bill. However, it remains unclear how much, if any, funds the NNSA will receive in the final measure, with a bipartisan coalition of senators preparing a set of cuts totaling more than $100 billion from the $900 billion-plus bill to build support for its passage. Details of the proposal, which may be offered as an amendment to the Senate bill or held until conference negotiations with the House, had not been released as of press time. Senate leaders had hoped to complete work on the stimulus bill late last week, with Maj ority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicating plans to hold a cloture vote on