Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo. , at the US Capitol on November 20, 2024 (Photo Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON – Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley praised the addition of radiation exposure compensation funds to the Senate version of the “one big beautiful” budget adjustment bill, which costs more and reduces tax cuts and funds from the Social Safety Net program.
Republican Holy said Friday that he proposed a revival and expansion for the Americans in the country of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming and the proposed revival and expansion for the Americans in the country of Navajo, which exists for the incredible presence of Rajiv for the Mark Mark Alimas Survivor of the Navajo nation.
“This is our last chance to get it right,” Holy said in a call with a reporter.
“This is all due to negligence in the federal testing program and its disposal program, and the government has repeatedly been plagued by citizens with nuclear radiation over the years,” Holy said.
Members of the Republican-led Senate committee on Judicial Affairs included the panel’s bipartisan law. Text For a massive budget adjustment bill released by the Panel on Thursday. Holy is a member of the committee.
A complex budget process It combines laws from 10 Senate committees, and only a simple majority is required to pass the Chamber of Commerce.
If approved by the Senate, lawmakers in both rooms must adjust another version. The House version does not include reapproval of the Radiation Exposure Fund.
Radiation Exposure Fund
Radiation Exposure Compensation Fundoften called Reka, was founded in 1990 and pays a single amount to people who developed certain diseases after working on US nuclear tests, and to those who lived in counties that lived downwind from the test explosion sites in Arizona, Nevada and Utah.
Uranium industry workers employed in 11 states are also eligible to develop a subsequent qualifying disease.
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Ministry of Justice It is managed The fund ended in June 2024 and approved $2.3 billion in benefits by June 2022.
The Senate is overwhelming I passed The bipartisan bill in March 2024 died in the House of Representatives.
If lawmakers approve legislation as part of the budget settlement package, the fund will reach areas such as Alaska, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee, where the community was. I was affected Through other activities surrounding radioactive waste dumping, uranium disposal and testing.
The bill also expands the sub-defective region to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana and New Mexico, increasing one-time compensation for victims or surviving families up to $100,000.
Missouri’s Dawn Chapman, advocate for the cleansing of radioactive waste and co-founder of Just Moms STL, told reporters Friday morning that generations in the St. Louis area are suffering from “an extreme amount of devastation in the form of disease.”
“If we take a tough look at our bipartisan Rekha families when we call ourselves, we see that we are made up of so many different backgrounds, so many different communities, so many different faiths,” she said.
“And we understand politically that a lot is going on with this big package. I hope that this is one of these bills, that it’s great that everyone agrees and that we’re touching on it and leaving it there to give it justice and peace.”
Continuous negotiations
Republicans are struggling to limit megaville price tags as they aim to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to expand and expand his campaign promise. According to to the Responsible Federal Budget Committee.
To offset large costs, the House Pass version reduces social safety net programs and clean energy incentives.
By changing eligibility requirements and what Medicaid According to the Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the House bill would cut federal spending on health provisions, including government health insurance programs for low-income people, by about $902 billion.
Also, strengthen eligibility and state costs of supplementary nutrition assistance programs snapAccording to the CBO, federal spending has been reduced by $285.7 billion.
The bill also eliminates $249 billion in clean energy investment and production Tax credits for the next 10 years.
and Senate negotiations With a full swing, CBO was released Last week’s analysis revealed The overall bill adds $2.4 trillion to the national deficit over a decade.
Another CBO analysis Found The House version leaps in favor of high-income earners and overall decline resources for low-income earners.
Holy, who pledged not to support Medicaid cuts in the Senate version, said on Friday it would continue its stance at the RECA fund’s additional price.
“Not cutting Medicaid benefits is very important to me, and (and) I’m making sure that rural hospitals don’t close. Half of Missouri hospitals are rural. I don’t want to see those closures, so I’m in touch with the leadership in negotiations about this,” he said.
Holy is also promoting it significantly. increase Child tax credits range from the temporary $2,500 to $5,000 in the House version. He did not comment directly on the call when reporters asked if the reporter was a priority for him at Megaville.
