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A second meeting will be held to address the Post-71 legislation will be held at the Best Western Inn & Suites:1501 E Santa Fe Avenue, Grants, New Mexico 87020-4005

The meeting will be from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.

Features of the Post 71 – Uranium Miner Legislation Meeting:

• Cold War Patriots will give a short talk to the folks who attend.
• Linda Evers, a local resource, will give a Post-71 miner presentation.
• A spokesman from Rep. Harry Teague’s office will be on-hand to give an update about details of the legislation.
• The Killian & Davis law office will be present to talk about the impact of the proposed legislation, and available for questions.

We hope you will be able to attend!

Important RECA update meeting!

Cold War Patriots would like you to attend an informational meeting on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).

Join us Friday April 30^th, 3:00 pm at the Cibola County Complex at 515 West High Street in Grants.
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A spokesperson from U.S. Representative Harry Teague’s office will be present to report on new legislation.

The meeting will cover:

• Proposed changes to RECA

• Post 71 Uranium Claims

• Core Drillers Claims

• NM Down Winder Claims

The law office of Walter K. Martinez will also be present to answer questions.  Call 505-244-3225 for more information.

Read the article in the Idaho Statesman»

We need your help now more than ever. Senator Tom Udall has an RECA amendment bill ready to go to the legislature for possible introduction in February 2010. What this means, is benefits coverage would be expanded to miners, millers, and transporters who worked after 1971. Under the current legislation, many workers are ill and denied coverage only because they worked a year or two after some of their co-workers.

When you contact the below offices, mention that you are a post �71 uranium worker or that you support the post ’71 uranium workers, and you would like for them to contact Senator Udall�s office to get the details concerning the RECA amendment bill. Also, ask that they support Tom Udall in his efforts to get the post �71 workers included in the current RECA program.

Let’s generate support for Tom Udall’s bill through phone calls, letters, and e-mails. We ask you start with the below listings. Thanks for your continuing support!

-Linda
www.post71exposure.org

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (202) 224-2235
Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) (202) 224-6621
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (202) 224-5521
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) (202) 224-2644
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (202) 224-6142
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (202) 224-5251
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (202) 224-2651
Sen. James Risch (R-ID) (202) 224-2752
Sen. John Kyl (R-AZ) (202) 224-4521
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) (202) 224-6244
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (202) 224-3542
Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT) (202) 224-5444
Rep. Harry Teague (D-NM) (202) 225-2365
Rep. Ben Lujan (D-NM) (202) 225-6190
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) (202) 225-2645
Rep. John Salazar (D-CO) (202) 225-4761
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) (202) 225-3011
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) (202) 225-2315

President Obama (202) 456-1111

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For many who need help with benefits with the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program or the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (EEOICPA/RECA), Department of Labor Resource Centers are available to help with specific needs and questions as they relate to:

- Applying for a claim
- Checking on the status of a claim
- Helping with paperwork and documentation
- Providing resources on how to appeal denials
- Much more

View a list of DOL Resource Centers.

The AP covers a story about how uranium miners and their families on the Navajo Nation will be traveling to D.C. to pursue compensation for the illness and birth defects suffered as a result of contamination and exposure.

Read the full article here.

Read the post on Frank Munger’s Atomic City Underground blog»

Read the post on Frank Munger’s Atomic City Underground blog»

Read the article in the Farmington, NM Daily Times»

Read the article in the La Jicarita News»