Rep. Gosar Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Justice for "Downwinders" Exposed to Government Radiation Testing

Statement

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after introducing the Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 which will ensure partial restitution to victims who now have cancer and other serious medical issues as a result of being exposed to nuclear fallout and radiation during government testing:

"While important to ensuring the protection of the homeland, previous government weapons testing should have been conducted in a manner that minimized citizens' exposure to cancer-causing carcinogens to the greatest extent possible. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Countless Americans have developed serious illnesses as a result of fallout from government atmospheric nuclear tests.

"Radiation exposure continues to negatively affect many Arizonans and last year I heard gut wrenching testimony from individuals who now have cancer or have lost loved ones due to federal government negligence. For Congress to deny these victims the right to even file a claim is both inconsistent and careless, while violating both the apology and the promise made by the original Act. These families have suffered enough, it's now up to Congress to correct this injustice."

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