Speaker Johnson Reverses on Radiation Compensation Renewal Bill After Opposition

Speaker Johnson Reverses on Radiation Compensation Renewal Bill After Opposition
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) addresses the media outside of Manhattan Criminal Court on behalf of former President Donald Trump in New York on May 14, 2024. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday reversed his decision to bring a vote to renew, but not expand, a compensation program for Americans exposed to radiation during the development and testing of nuclear weapons.

The speaker had scheduled a vote next week on a bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). But the announcement drew pushback from lawmakers in both parties who support another bill that would expand the program.
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