Monday, May. 18, 1992

Et Cetera Pork Lasts Forever

The cold war is over, but the defense budget rolls on. The Senate last week refused the Administration's request to cancel two nuclear-powered Seawolf attack submarines that will cost $3 billion apiece. The vote was orchestrated by Senator Christopher Dodd, a Democrat from Connecticut, where the subs are built. The House version of the bill includes one extra Seawolf.