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Senate Passes Bill to Expand, Extend Compensation for Radiation Victims

The bill would cover victims of radiation exposure in New Mexico, where the Manhattan Project atomic bomb was tested.
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Senate Passes Bill to Expand, Extend Compensation for Radiation Victims
The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Feb. 28, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill on March 7 that would expand and extend compensation for victims of radiation exposure.

The final tally was 69–30.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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