House Passes 9/11 Workers Health Bill

[onehandle]

Source: AP, Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — The House has approved a bill to give up to $7.4 billion to workers sickened during the cleanup of World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks.

The 268-160 vote on Wednesday came after passionate floor debate. Democratic supporters said they were standing up for sick 9/11 heroes. Republican critics branded the bill as yet another big-government entitlement program that would boost taxes and kill jobs.

The bill would provide free health care and compensation to rescue and recovery workers who fell ill after working in the trade center ruins. It was a second showdown for the bill, which failed to pass in a July vote.

New York lawmakers have been pushing such a measure for years. Similar legislation is pending in the Senate.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/29/house-passes-911-workers-_n_744160.html

[emulatorloo]

1. EXCELLENT n/t

[bluestateguy]

2. And the Senate?

The cricket chirp is deafening.

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, onehandle.:thumbsup:

[obxhead]

4. Certainly took them long enough.

Any hunts at what the Senate will do with it?

[pinto]

5. Kick

:kick:

[pinboy3niner]

6. K&R

:kick:

[Beaverhausen]

7. Will it pass in the Senate?

[mvd]

8. K&R

:kick:

Even programs for 9/11 victims are just "entitlements" now? There are no words.

[valerief]

9. Another bill the Senate can kick to the curb. It's like teasing a dog with meat.

It's cruel. But the Senate may pass it. Yes, and Hell might freeze over. With global climate change, there's actually a good chance of that, since the Senate won't do anything about climate change either.

[onehandle]

10. kick. nt

[no limit]

11. So what in the bill changed? Did dems have to vote on republican amendments

that would have stripped giving care to undocumented people?