{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2021/5/stanton-effort-to-bring-justice-to-downwinders-earns-endorsement-from-mohave-county-board-of-supervisors", "Stanton Effort to Bring Justice to Downwinders Earns Endorsement from Mohave County Board of Supervisors", "2021-05-03", "2021", "2021-05", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "The Mohave County Board of Supervisors today unanimously passed a resolution to support a bill introduced by Rep. Greg Stanton to extend justice to Downwinders in lower Mohave and Clark Counties.\n\nThe endorsement builds on momentum behind Stanton\u2019s bill, H.R. 612, the Downwinders Parity Act of 2021, which would update the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include all of Mohave and Clark counties as affected areas, allowing victims of radiation exposure to seek compensation.\n\nMohave County Supervisor Jean Bishop introduced the resolution, which also backed similar legislation from Rep. Paul Gosar. In March, Bishop joined Stanton at a House Judiciary Committee to testify on the need to bring justice to communities downwind of federal nuclear test sites through RECA.\n\nIn a letter to Chairman Buster Johnson, Stanton commended Bishop as an \u201cinvaluable partner and champion.\u201d He also underscored the importance of earning the County\u2019s support.\n\n\u201cThe Arizona Congressional Delegation\u2014on both sides of the aisle\u2014has fought for years for Mohave County to be included in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act,\u201d Stanton said. \u201cGetting the Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 across the finish line this year is urgent and requires all-hands-on-deck. Formal support from the Board will give our congressional delegation additional leverage to finally bring an end to the decades-long pursuit of justice for so many of your constituents, neighbors, friends, and families.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m hopeful that these pending bills from Congressman Gosar and Congressman Stanton will bring some much needed relief, and a turning point in the decades-long pursuit of justice for the \u2018Downwinders,\u2019 who have suffered for the sake of our national security for years and years and years since the early 1950s,\u201d Bishop said.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stanton.house.gov/2021/5/stanton-effort-to-bring-justice-to-downwinders-earns-endorsement-from-mohave-county-board-of-supervisors"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8176558185368776, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}