John Thune actually said...

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.

01/13/2009

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