Archive for July, 2010
House rejects aid for 9/11 responders
WASHINGTON — 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 late Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for illness will come from a legal settlement reached in the federal courts. The bill would have provided [...]
Anthony Weiner Erupts at Republicans for Rejecting 9/11 Responders Health Bill
Most House Republicans on Thursday voted against a bill to provide $7.4 billion in aid to 9/11 first responders who became sick after the attacks. They complained that Democrats opted to bypass voting on amendments, opting instead for a process that sped up the vote but required a two-thirds majority. Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner blew [...]
9/11 Health Bill Battle
MYFOXNY.COM - The House on Thursday rejected a bill that would pay up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by toxic dust from the World Trade Center. The bill was named after James Zadroga, a police detective who died from health problems after working at ground zero. Had it passed, the legislation would [...]
Political dust flies over Ground Zero bill
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) — House Republicans had some choice words for a bill to compensate people made ill by the dust and debris from the 2001 collapse of the World Trade Center. The Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act was voted down by Congress Thursday after GOP House members blasted the $8.4 billion proposal [...]
Republican Congressman Says 9/11 Health Care Bill Will Fall Short In House Vote
Republican Congressman Peter King says he expects a bill that would provide health care coverage for thousands of September 11th first responders will fall short in a vote in the House of Representatives. The House is expected this afternoon to take up the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. Democratic leaders have chosen to [...]
GOP Rep.: Bill to aid 9/11 responders will fail
A bill that would pay billions of dollars to people exposed to toxic dust from the World Trade Center will fall short in a House vote, one of its key supporters said Wednesday. The House is expected Thursday to take up a measure to provide free health care and compensation payments to 9/11 rescue and [...]
Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in House
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic plan to provide billions of dollars for medical treatment to rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from the toxic dust and debris at ground zero. A majority of the lawmakers in the chamber supported the bill, but the 255-to-159 vote fell [...]
Bill to aid sick 9/11 responders fails in House
WASHINGTON — The House has rejected a bill that would pay up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by toxic dust from the World Trade Center. The measure on Thursday night failed to win the needed two-thirds majority. Members of Congress from New York and New Jersey who have pushed for such a [...]
Congress rejects Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act as GOP members balk at bill
WASHINGTON - Congress turned thumbs down on the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act on Thursday night, raising doubts it will ever pass. Most Republicans refused to back the measure, calling it a "slush fund," and saying it was another example of Democratic overreach and an "insatiable" appetite for taxpayers’ money. The bill would spend [...]
Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, bill to help responders, may die
The House votes Wednesday or Thursday for the first time ever on a bill to care for the heroes and victims of Sept. 11, 2001 - and it’s likely to fail. That’s because Democratic House leaders decided Tuesday to push ahead with the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act under a rule that requires two-thirds [...]
