Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium Hosting a Town Hall as Sen. Ben Ray Luján Reintroduces RECA bill

A Town Hall Meeting is scheduled to be held In Tularosa, New Mexico February 15th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

The  Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting in Tularosa, February 15th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the progress and status of the expansion to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) and what the public can do to support the effort. The public is invited so that they can learn more and ask any questions about the legislation. Light refreshments will be served.

The Town Hall Meeting will take place at

1050 N. Bookout Rd, Tularosa, NM 88352

(The old Community Center)

Please contact Tina Cordova at

(505) 897-6787 or tcordova@queston.net or Kathy Tyler at 575-430-8651 with any questions or concerns

or Visit our website at

www.trinitydownwinders.com.

The meeting comes as U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced the bill to compensate New Mexicans and others exposed to radiation by the federal government as a part of Trinity. This action comes on as the result of  the expiration of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act last June. 

“In New Mexico and across the country, thousands sacrificed to contribute to our national security,” Luján said in a statement. “Today, individuals affected by nuclear weapons testing, downwind radiation exposure, and uranium mining are still waiting to receive the justice they are owed. It is unacceptable that so many who have gotten sick from radiation exposure have been denied compensation by Congress.”

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) also co-sponsored the legislation, alongside Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.).

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