OF THE REPORT WHICH I PRESENT TO THE SENATE TODAY.
IN THIS CONNECTION,
I WISH TO STATE THAT I AND THE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE
GRATEFUL TO THIS CONGRESS FOR THE APPROPRIATIONS WHICH IT HAS APPROVED
IN THE PAST, AND WHICH IT MAY PROVIDE DURING THIS SESSION TO CARRY
OUT THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
WITHOUT THEM, THE PEOPLE OF RONGELAP
AND UTIRIK MIGHT NEVER HAVE BEEN JUSTLY RECOGNIZED AND TREATED FOR
THE WRONGS WHICH WERE DONE TO THEM.
MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS A SAD BUT TRUE FACT THAT COMPENSATION FOR
THESE PEOPLE CAN NEVER MAKE THEM "WHOLE" AGAIN.
WHAT WRONG HAS
BEEN COMMITTED CAN NEVER BE ERASED BY BETTER MEDICAL TREATMENT, OR
EVEN THE PAYMENT OF MONEY.
HOWEVER, COMPENSATION CAN ATTEMPT TO DO
THIS AND THE GESTURE, IF NOTHING ELSE, MAY HAVE SOME HELPFUL EFFECT
UPON THESE PEOPLE.
YOUR COMMITTEE HAS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMPENSATE THESE
PEOPLE.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS INVOLVE NOT HUGE SUMS OF MONEY, BUT
RELATIVELY SMALL SUMS OF MONEY.
IN FACT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING WHAT
IS PROBABLY MUCH LESS THAN THE COST OF BUILDING THE BOMB WHICH HAS
CAUSED SO MUCH MISERY AND SUFFERING TO THE PEOPLE.
WE HAVE
RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION FOR FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS.
THEY ARE:
1.
MONEY FOR THE PARENTS OF LEKOJ ANJAIN WHO DIED AT THE AGE
OF 19 YEARS IN 1972.
2.
MONEY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD OPERATIONS DUE TO
RADIATION-INDUCED DISEASES.
3.
MONEY FOR THE UTIRIKESE FOR THEIR DISLOCATION AND EXPOSURE.
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