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rulemylife -> RE: 911 Responders (12/24/2010 11:15:19 AM)
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Which is of course why (according to your links and citations) the democrats never offered it as a stand alone bill, except when they knew it would not be voted on. Perhaps people are dumb enought to fall for your sides political games with 911 workers. THose dumb people are called Democrats.
Also according to info you posted, this bill is about long term funding for the program passed by the Republicans years ago, not the creation of a program to elp. No one got denied help because of the Games Your side has played with the bill.
Care to point out to me where any of my links stated this?
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You really are a dumb troll.
"The bill was first introduced in February of 2009 and passed the first House vote in late April of 2009 but was killed in the Senate.
It was reintroduced and failed in the House in July of 2010. It finally passed in late September.
9/11 Health Care Bill Voted Down in the House
Jul 30, 2010 ... The 9/11 health bill, known as the Zadroga Act, failed to get the 2/3 majority necessary to pass the House Thursday.
MANHATTAN — The 9/11 health bill was shot down on Capital Hill Thursday night after failing to attain the two thirds majority necessary for passage in the House.
The bill, known as the Zadroga Act in honor of fallen 9/11 first responder James Zadroga, would guarantee the long-term operations of health care programs set up years ago for first responders and residents who were hurt or became ill in the aftermath of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center.
Now, now puppydawg, be nice or I'll have to roll up a newspaper and smack you on the snout again.
The bill does guarantee the funding of those programs. Those programs are treatment and research facilities that specialize in 9/11 illnesses and were largely funded by NYC.
But that is only a small portion of what the bill does. Among other things, it provides for medical expenses not already covered, it sets up a compensation fund for surviving families, and it also covers those who worked at the Pentagon and Shanksville and were exposed to toxins.
It is also not limited to first responders. It provides direct medical benefits to those who lived, worked, and went to school in the aftermath while those toxins were still in the air and on the ground.
Read the bill before you continue to make a fool of yourself. It's funny at first but then it becomes almost painful to watch.
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