[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RADIOACTIVE WASTE POISONING

  (Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on the House to 
immediately take up S. 3853, the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Reauthorization Act.
  Missourians are terrified that radioactive waste is poisoning our 
communities. These innocent victims of the U.S. nuclear weapons program 
are relying on Congress for restitution.
  I am outraged Senate and House negotiators left this urgently needed 
legislation out of the spending package.
  Mr. Speaker, time is of the essence. RECA expires in less than 3 
months, and that is the existing law which excludes St. Louis. Just 
extending the law won't help my constituents dying of cancer. Passing 
S. 3853 will.
  We need to use every opportunity to sign this bill into law. That 
means scheduling a suspension vote as soon as possible.
  Mr. Speaker, I am calling on the House to vote on the bill 
immediately. The health of my constituents depends on it.

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