I appreciate the willingness of the Department of the Interior in working with me and my office to address prohibitions impacting the settlements from being able to fully see the potential of the funds.

I've been told because the mistake that was made by CBO with the initial--I wasn't planning on getting into this...

Even the author of this legislation, may he rest in peace, the former Senator from Utah, Warren Hatch, he referenced this before he passed away about the mistakes that were made in this legislation

Thank you to both you and the Ranking Member for this important hearing.

the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), this program was created to provide compensation and justice to those Americans who suffered devastating health impacts of nuclear weapon development and testing.

I very much appreciate what the Ranking Member shared about Tip O'Neill and President Reagan.

It's hard for me to understand without seeing disaggregated data how the program grows exponentially from 2.2 over a 30 year period to 75 percent higher.

Even the author of this legislation, may he rest in peace, the former Senator from Utah, Warren Hatch, he referenced this before he passed away about the mistakes that were made in this legislation.

The United States recently passed the bipartisan Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act (RECA) to deliver long-overdue justice.

I'm one of, I think, two senators right now that went to pre-K. I thought everyone went to Head Start.

I'm one of, I think, two senators right now that went to pre-K. I thought everyone went to Head Start.

The United States recently passed the bipartisan Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act (RECA) to deliver long-overdue justice.