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Advocates urge commemoration and outreach after RECA expansion for New Mexico 'downwinders'
Summary
Representative Gabe Vasquez and downwinder advocate Tina Cordova pressed the subcommittee to advance HR4290, which would place commemorative monuments honoring Trinity-test 'downwinders' at military and public sites; witnesses emphasized outreach following the recent Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expansion that makes many New Mexicans eligible for $100,000 payments.
Advocates and lawmakers told the House Natural Resources Subcommittee that placing public commemorations for New Mexico residents exposed by the 1945 Trinity nuclear test would recognize long‑overlooked harms and help preserve survivors' histories.
Representative Gabe Vasquez introduced HR4290, the Downwinder Commemoration Act, and credited community organizers for years of advocacy. Tina…
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