Bush sends letter to all House members urging support for radiation compensation law

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Tuesday circulated a letter to the entirety of the House calling on members to back a vote on a Senate-passed a bill expanding compensation for those exposed to nuclear radiation.

In the letter, first shared with The Hill, Bush called on all 435 members of the House to support the “swift consideration and passage” of the measure, which passed the Senate by a 2-to-1 margin in March.

The bill would extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)...