Political Quotes

“I really want to say that we are seeing the best of Congress here; Republicans in the House and Democrats in the House and the administration coming together to do what is correct. We need to help people like Clara Harding and Al Matusick. Clara's husband Joe worked for 18 and a half years at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky... He worked without any radiation protection in air that was thick with uranium dust and plutonium, neptunium, and possibly ruthenium. Mr. Harding died in 1980 at the age of 58. Two years ago, Mrs. Harding received only $12,000 in compensation. It is inexcusable. When we stop and think about the problems health-wise that these workers have experienced, it is unbelievable. My friend, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kanjorski) and his staff, just doing good casework, they worked with Al Matusick and discovered through him that there were this whole group of Cold War warriors who were suffering. That really began this ball rolling.”