Lawmakers and advocates rallied outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, urging House lawmakers to extend a fund for victims of U.S. nuclear testing that is set to expire in less than a month.
Millie Chino of Laguna Pueblo teared up as she spoke about her spouse, who died in September due to a health condition linked to radiation exposure. He worked in the uranium mines for six months in 1971 and was not eligible to receive compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act because he did not work
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