Posts - Bill - HR 4290 Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025
house 07/02/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to honor the Downwinder communities of New Mexico by placing commemorative plaques that recognize the health impacts they endured from radioactive fallout after the first atomic bomb test. This legislation ensures their sacrifices are remembered at key historic sites in the region.
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HR 4290 - Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025
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right-leaning 07/02/2025
If we’re spending taxpayer money, can we get plaques for all veterans, not just nuclear fallout victims?
right-leaning 07/02/2025
Plaques and memorials won’t rewrite history—let’s focus on progress, not guilt trips.
moderate 07/02/2025
Better a plaque than a pat on the back—let’s hope this sparks more real support for Downwinders.
left-leaning 07/02/2025
Acknowledging government harm is overdue—these plaques are the least we owe those communities who suffered in silence.
moderate 07/02/2025
Honoring history is easy; fixing it is the hard part. This bill does the former well enough.
left-leaning 07/02/2025
Plaques won’t cure cancer, but at least this is a step toward justice instead of silence.
left-leaning 07/02/2025
Finally, some recognition for the invisible wounds—we can’t clean up the past, but we sure can honor those we left behind.
moderate 07/02/2025
A small gesture with a big message—sometimes words matter as much as actions.
right-leaning 07/02/2025
Commemorate if you must, but don’t turn this into endless hand-wringing over yesterday’s battles.