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On the recordJanuary 13, 2009
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.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune discusses the decision to establish a second nuclear-carrier homeport for national security.

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