Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, was frank in a heated private meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Washington.
Hawley contends that people in his state who have been exposed to radiation from government activities in St. Louis during World War II are still experiencing health problems and should be compensated.
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Hawley wants to bring back a program that will help them and people in other states who are struggling.
McConnell disagrees with the program’s price tag.
Hawley recently requested that his fellow senators vote in favor of renewing the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which would help Missourians who have experienced negative health outcomes as a result of radiation contamination in their state that started during the Manhattan Project.
According to the senator’s website post on Thursday, he has gained the support of the majority of his Senate colleagues for reauthorizing the act, which would give “critical funding” to “American victims of government-caused radiation.”
On his social media pages, Hawley disclosed that a vote to reauthorize RECA is anticipated the following week.
According to The Hill, Hawley confronts McConnell in the Senate office regarding a bipartisan bill.
