Congress nukes billions for nukes/nuclear power in recovery bill

By GottaLaff

This is the second time today I can say I'm proud of Congressional Democrats:

The U.S. Congress eliminated billions of dollars for nuclear weapons and nuclear energy from the economic stimulus bill Wednesday.

Of the billions struck from the plan, $1 billion had been set aside for nuclear weapons and $50 billion was reserved for loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants, said the arms control group Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF).

In addition to posing a serious threat to humanity, nuclear weapons constitute a significant drain on the United States' financial and scientific resources, writes NAPF in its 10 Reasons to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. [...]

The $50 billion of loan guarantees for nuclear power plants could have led to the construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants at a time when other sources of energy are growing much faster, said environmental groups. [...]

Congress' decision to cut the stimulus money for the nuclear industry translates into a huge success for anti-nuclear groups like NAPF, which has long campaigned "to encourage elected officials to establish policies that will reduce and eliminate the nuclear threat."

It's issues like those that explain numbers like these:

[I]f you look at the numbers, congressional Democrats are pretty popular. And congressional Republicans are extremely unpopular. [...] Dems are at about 50% or higher in most recent polls, while the GOP is down in the 30s.