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And I don't thinkthere's any idea that disqualifiesa person more from beinga member of...

And I don't think
there's any idea that disqualifies
a person more from being
a member of Congress than the idea
that we can resume that

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And I don't think there's any idea
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that disqualifies a person more
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from being a member of Congress
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than the idea that we can resume that.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:10
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Backlot Docs,Cinco Dedos Peliculas

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Movie Summary

Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living do...
[Kevin] Downwinders are people who live downwind, - Downwind 00:14
[Kevin] Downwinders are people who live downwind,
The United States government literally said, - Downwind 00:16
The United States government literally said,
"A low-use segment of the population,” - Downwind 00:05
"A low-use segment of the population,”
We've got some business to conduct, - Downwind 00:09
We've got some business to conduct,
Not just a low-use segment of the population, - Downwind 00:41
Not just a low-use segment of the population,
They were being experimented upon - Downwind 00:05
They were being experimented upon
[narrator] The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act - Downwind 00:15
[narrator] The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
[Brian] When people are exposed to radiation, - Downwind 00:08
[Brian] When people are exposed to radiation,
And genetic damage is what we call the break in-- - Downwind 00:10
And genetic damage is what we call the break in--
When that happens, there, uh, - Downwind 00:08
When that happens, there, uh,
What is easiest for the public to understand, - Downwind 00:06
What is easiest for the public to understand,
The functioning, and proper functioning of genes, - Downwind 00:12
The functioning, and proper functioning of genes,
It's critical to the function of the heart, - Downwind 00:09
It's critical to the function of the heart,
So, if you're exposed to anything - Downwind 00:27
So, if you're exposed to anything
Not to mention the psychological burden - Downwind 00:06
Not to mention the psychological burden
And I remember, uh, the weekend - Downwind 00:08
And I remember, uh, the weekend
-[explosion booming] -[wind whooshing] - Downwind 00:06
-[explosion booming] -[wind whooshing]
How many tests do you have to do, - Downwind 00:26
How many tests do you have to do,
Um, and-- and to me, I always said, - Downwind 00:18
Um, and-- and to me, I always said,
[narrator] The Atomic Energy Commission's report added, - Downwind 00:09
[narrator] The Atomic Energy Commission's report added,