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Voices: Utah’s victims of nuclear fallout are stuck in limbo. We need our congressional delegation’s help.

We are a dwindling population that can’t afford to wait for justice any longer.

(Kent Nishimura | The New York Times) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), one of the sponsors of a measure to extend and expand a program granting compensation to victims of government-caused nuclear contamination, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 6, 2023. Congress is balking at the hefty price tag for the updated Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

(Kent Nishimura | The New York Times) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), one of the sponsors of a measure to extend and expand a program granting compensation to victims of government-caused nuclear contamination, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 6, 2023. Congress is balking at the hefty price tag for the updated Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

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By Mary Dickson | For The Salt Lake Tribune