Some of Trump's most ardent supporters in Congress are pressing colleagues to revive a key federal compensation program that directs payments to those sickened decades ago by atomic weapons testing.
Pressure is growing in Congress to revive federal payments to individuals, known as "downwinders," who were sickened by atomic weapons testing decades ago. Some of President Trump's most ardent supporters, including Missouri Senator Josh Hawley and Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar, are leading efforts to revive the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which expired in 2022. Gosar has introduced a revised version of the bill, focusing on specific counties in Arizona and Nevada. The push aims to provide compensation to those affected by radiation exposure, including lung, thyroid, and pancreatic cancers.
