As many as 500,000 people lived within 150 miles of the test site, with some only 12 miles away. None were warned, and none were evacuated before or after Trinity. The fallout reached 46 states, and the blast was felt as far as 200 miles away. Ash fell from the sky for days.

In the Tularosa Basin, those now known as Downwinders were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation, marking them and their descendants w/ tragedy ever since. They developed cancers and other illnesses. Infant mortality spiked. 78 years later, they’ve still not been compensated.

In 1990, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was passed, establishing a federal fund for people affected by radiation exposure. For reasons I can’t even begin to understand, New Mexico Downwinders were excluded.

How is it possible that the communities at the center of the first nuclear test were not covered by a program designed for those harmed by nuclear tests? Well, I promised an update…

For a decade now, @BenRayLujan has been leading the charge to expand RECA and finally give what is owed to our Downwinders. Yesterday, his amendment passed the Senate. Now it’s on its way to the House. We are so close to getting this signed into law. Let's get it done.

@MartinHeinrich Thank you for your efforts for the downwinders. Being from Alamogordo, most of us know people still being affected by Trinity.

@MartinHeinrich This was surprising when I first saw it. Scary... https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

@MartinHeinrich You act like you live in New Mexico or something?

@MartinHeinrich Thanks to you and Senator Lujan for your work on this!

@MartinHeinrich How about giving us an update on the border, fentanyl and other problems we have, who has time for a movie, much less particulars.

@MartinHeinrich God I hope someone runs against you. WE DON'T LIKE YOU.

@MartinHeinrich Many thanks fir tweeting this out for those who didn't know this..I was taught this in Highschool..

@MartinHeinrich And then the was the Bikini Islands

@MartinHeinrich Exactly. Ask the indigenous tribes.

@MartinHeinrich Thank you for sharing this really important information with the world @MartinHeinrich . Everyone should know what those of us who grew up in the region surrounding the Trinity site have known for decades. Also, thank you @benraylujan for your efforts.

@MartinHeinrich This is fact

@MartinHeinrich Yeah we know.

@MartinHeinrich Fine, that's probably the case. It's a movie. Are you expecting them to cover everything? It seems like everyone has some thing in every film that they want covered and, if it isn't, the film is incomplete and lacking. It's an F-ing movie! You want to know the truth? Open a book.

@MartinHeinrich @itscarlllboo

@MartinHeinrich Thank you for standing up for the truth!

@MartinHeinrich The coinciding marketing campaign for the tourism and real estate industry is kind of ghoulish., They always gotta be selling, even last year when we had to evacuate due to the fires . More tourists, less housing, more despair.

@MartinHeinrich You are worse than Ben Gay.

@MartinHeinrich

@MartinHeinrich How long have you been in government? A movie motivated you? Tool

@MartinHeinrich Are you still cool with @BCSONM & @ABQPOLICE murdering unarmed civilians in mental crisis for sport? Or does that not concern you now that you’re living in Washington?

@MartinHeinrich Covid is a BSL3 and we don’t have masks or clean air in healthcare or schools so stop pretending that you care.

@MartinHeinrich Don't let these people distract you from the truth. Biden has compromised the country and they are defending his treasonous ass. They are lying, cheating and stealing to keep you from what matters. Not a single one will answer questions directly...they think you are fools.

@MartinHeinrich Seems pretty reasonable under the circumstances. New Mexicans should be proud of the role they played in ending WW2. And as fearsome as they may be, the world WITH nuclear weapons is the one where people have the lowest chance of dying in war. Go NM!!!

@MartinHeinrich Hey Martin. Yeah...Trinity site actually IS remote & isolated. If you were honest, you'd know this. How do I know it's remote & isolated? I work on White Sands Missile Range & know exactly where the site is located & have worked near that site numerous times. #nonissue

@MartinHeinrich But you want us to trust the same Federal Government that did this, to make everything ELSE about life, OK? We don't have grownups in elected office.