Senate approves Josh Hawley's legislation to compensate radiation exposure victims
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A bill sponsored by Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley to provide financial compensation to area residents exposed to radioa...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - A bill sponsored by Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley to provide financial compensation to area residents exposed to radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project, cleared its first hurdle when it was passed by the senate Thursday on a vote of 61-37. The legislation took the form of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. 'This is monumental,' said Missouri Representative Tricia Byrnes of Wentzville. Byrnes and Representative Richard West, also of Wentzville, sponsored resolutions this year urging the state to press federal officials to compensate victims of exposure to nuclear weapons program waste.