Hawley Puts Congress on Notice, Pledges to Block Utah-Only RECA Deal that Excludes Missourians & Other Americans

Hawley Puts Congress on Notice, Pledges to Block Utah-Only RECA Deal that Excludes Missourians & Other Americans

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) spoke on the Senate Floor today, vowing to block any continuing resolution containing a Utah-only Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) deal. This special-interest proposal would fail to compensate victims of the federal government's nuclear program in Missouri and across America.

Senator Hawley's speech follows rumors of a back-room deal percolating in the House of Representatives that would compensate radiation victims from only select counties.

"And, now, at this last minute, for House leadership to be preparing . . . to shove down the throats of these victims across the country, a back-room deal that excludes almost all of them, is not only unacceptable, Mr. President, it is absolutely offensive," Senator Hawley stated.

The Senator has been in ongoing negotiations with House leadership to strike a RECA deal that would compensate Americans across the country and right the wrongs of federal-government negligence.

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, including Missouri and New Mexico.

Watch Senator Hawley's full remarks here, or click on the video above.

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