March 20, 2000

To the United States Government (LLC)

RE: Senate Hearing on DOE Oak Ridge Illnesses

Testimony of Rick A. Dyer

Let me start by saying that I am not a doctor, lawyer, politician or college graduate. But, I do know there is something wrong with my wife’s health.

After working at K-25 for nine years, I have learned there are a lot of things inside the fence that can harm a persons health.  I also know that not everyone’s system is the same, as far as what one can and cannot take physically.

My wife has also worked at K-25 and Y-12 and a few years ago I started noticing a change in her that I did not know how to take or explain.  We used to ride bikes, trail walk in the mountains, swim and do most things normal people do outdoors.  But that has all changed, including our sex life (or lack thereof).  Like I said in the beginning, I am not a doctor but I am not stupid either.  Something is wrong and I believe it has something to do with the exposures to materials while she was working at the Oak Ridge DOE plants.  There are doctors that have stated this to be the case, but, yet, the Government does not want to own up to the fact that they are in any way responsible for what happened to her and the others.

Subcontracts are just another way for the Government to hide from the fact that they are responsible for the illnesses of my wife and so many others.  For example, I now work for WESKEM, LLC (Limited Liability Company).  How convenient.  Just another way to get out of responsibility for making people sick.  The subcontractors will be responsible for their employees while the Government gets away scott-free because they turned it over to the subcontractors.

It makes no sense to me how the Government can send billions of dollars a year overseas to help other countries before they take responsibility and help our own people here in the United States that are suffering because they worked for a Government that could care less and proves it everyday.

Just once I would like to see the Government (LLC - Low Life Cowards) own up to what has happened and make right by it.  After all, whose money is it anyway?  “The Taxpayer’s”, that’s whose. 

Thank you.

Rick A. Dyer

1120 Melton Hill Circle

Clinton, TN 37716

865-457-8322