U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statements regarding an alleged Utah-only Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) proposal circulating in the House of Representatives. Senator Hawley strongly opposes the inclusion of this proposal in a year-end spending bill.
I’m told House Republicans are considering sneaking a stripped-down version of RECA – covering only part of Utah and nothing else – into the CR. This would be an incredible betrayal to the hundreds of thousands of good people poisoned by their government
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 9, 2024
Shoving a Utah-only version of RECA into the CR not only betrays working people across the nation, it will jeopardize passage of the CR
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 9, 2024
The Senate has twice passed Senator Hawley’s legislation to reauthorize and expand RECA by a strong bipartisan vote of 69-30. His bill would expand compensation for radiation victims beyond Utah to other affected states, like Missouri and New Mexico.