A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts.

The bill would have provided free health care and compensation payments to 9/11 rescue and recovery workers sickened by toxins resulting from the 9/11 attacks, after working in the trade center ruins. Democratic House Representative Anthony Weiner from New York, whose district includes many of the affected (video) obviously is very upset that the Republican Party blocks legislation.

It failed to win the needed two-thirds majority, 255-159. The vote was largely along party lines, with only 12 Republicans joining Democrats supporting the measure.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

I feel disgusted! Republicans make me sick! Whoever votes for these guys cannot be American. Also take a look at our national news! I checked through CNN, not a phrase about this! I checked through FOX News, not a phrase about this! Instead, they wait for another story to bash Progressive Democrats in order to appease the hunger of uneducated Conservatives living far from reality! They are also part of the problem why we are not seeing any progress in this country. It is nothing but humane to help those people to cover the high costs for their health conditions that are mostly chronic yet Republicans are turning their backs on America's greatest heroes. They should all feel ashamed.


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Long-term Lung damage persists in 9/11 rescuers