"In 1945, the United States exploded the first atomic bomb at the Trinity Site in New Mexico. Over the next 48 years, hundreds of nuclear bomb tests exposed workers, miners, and communities of color to dangerous radiation and nuclear fallout."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Teresa Leger Fernandez:
"Countless Americans continue to battle cancer and other diseases caused by this exposure, yet too many receive no compensation from the government for the harmful effects of this explosion."Read on Twitter
"I stand on the shoulders of my hermanas who came before me trailblazers like Nina Otero Warren, the suffragist & first Latina to run for Congress, Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress and Deb Haaland, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress."Read on Twitter
"These women worked tirelessly to ensure all of us could have a place at the table today. It's because of their courage that I am stronger. Their journey paved the path forward. I am lifted up because they once envisioned a brighter future of possibilities and made it a reality."Read on Twitter
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