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Hopes Fade for 9/11 Health Bill
The prospects for passing a $7.4 billion aid package for sick Ground Zero workers dimmed further on Wednesday after the Senate overwhelmingly approved a major tax-cut bill without adding the September 11th-related legislation.
Failure of 9/11 health bill could hurt NY clinics
The network of health centers providing free medical tests and treatment to 58,000 people exposed to World Trade Center dust faces a less certain future if Congress doesn’t pass legislation aimed at helping victims of 9/11’s toxic legacy.
Why I’m against the Zadroga 9/11 health bill: Sen. Mike Enzi explains his concerns with legislation
Every member of the U.S. Senate supports the intent of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which the Senate considered last week.
Opinion: Shameful GOP snub of 9/11 rescuers
IN THOSE MOURNFUL weeks after the Twin Towers fell, when gray smoke billowed from the pile of twisted steel and pulverized concrete at Ground Zero and the smell of death clung to the city like the dampness after a hard rain, we could feel ourselves unite.
The heroes of NYPD, FDNY didn’t hesitate to do the right thing, Congress shouldn’t either
None of the Christmas shoppers streaming past seemed to notice the cop who stood holding a black, 3-foot-long cylindrical device on the street made famous by the classic Santa Claus movie.
Senate Republicans refused Ground Zero responders a vote or even an explanation on Zadroga bill
Legislation to provide health care and compensation to the Forgotten Victims of 9/11 was left for dead in the Senate yesterday by Republicans who lacked the decency to utter even a single word of explanation.
Republicans to 9/11 Responders: Drop Dead
In July Republicans tried to block House passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. They voted the bill down-with 155 of 159 nays being Republicans. The bill was later passed in a different form to the Senate, where it was defeated today by a Republican-led filibuster.
Irate 9/11 responder rages at GOP over defeat of Zadroga health bill: ‘It’s the ultimate betrayal’
Lawmakers stung by the failure of the 9/11 health bill returned to Ground Zero Friday in hopes of breathing life into the measure.
Republicans Block 9/11 Health Measure
Republican senators have blocked federal legislation aimed at providing medical care to rescue workers who fell ill after exposure to environmental hazards at ground zero, our colleague Raymond Hernandez reports.
GOP set to fili’bust’ 9/11 health-aid bill
Senate Republicans are poised to kill the 9/11 health bill with a filibuster today, crushing hopes of New York lawmakers who call the vote “the last, best chance” of passing the legislation this year.