[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING TINA CORDOVA

  (Ms. STANSBURY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STANSBURY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the tireless work 
of Tina Cordova, a sixth-generation New Mexican from the Tularosa Basin 
who is being honored this week by the Albuquerque Community Foundation 
with the Linda K. Estes Giraffe Award, given to somebody who stands up 
against all the odds.
  This award is particularly meaningful as Tina has spent her life 
advocating for the Tularosa Downwinders impacted by the nuclear fallout 
from the Trinity bomb test site during World War II. She and countless 
others have survived cancer and other illnesses that have impacted 
generations, as spotlighted by the Oppenheimer movie last year and our 
continued fight in this House this week to expand and reauthorize the 
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
  Unfortunately, our fight continues. It is because of Tina and the 
tireless work of our advocates that Downwinders across New Mexico and 
the country will not be forgotten. We will not stop until we pass this 
bill.
  I thank Tina for her fight, her advocacy, and her voice. We are 
forever grateful.

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