John Thune: “The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Chief of Naval Operations, signed a Record of Decision to develop a…”

“The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Chief of Naval Operations, signed a Record of Decision to develop a second nuclear-carrier homeport on the East Coast on January 14, 2009, and determined that it is in the best national security interest of the Nation to homeport a nuclear powered aircraft carrier at Naval Station Mayport.”