Those sickened by U.S. nuclear testing program take their fight to Congress
![Maggie Billiman, left, and sister Julia Billiman Torres, lead Virginia Chavez, left and Mary Martinez White to a meeting to push for reauthorization of the Radiation Compensation Exposure Act.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/16/billiman-at-jc_custom-29d364ef60271ba20abf92d1daee5b1ed64abb63.jpg)
People who live near the areas where nuclear weapons were tested say their communities still suffer harm and are pressing Congress to renew funding to help them.
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