They will not be forgotten: Senate extends 9/11 first-responder coverage through 2092; Trump expecte

[George II]

Source: PIX11

They will not be forgotten: Senate extends 9/11 first-responder coverage through 2092; Trump expected to sign

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday to fund the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund for decades, permanently compensating individuals who were injured during the 2001 terrorist attacks and their aftermath rescuing people and removing debris under hazardous conditions.

The House passed the bill earlier this month and President Donald Trump is expected to sign it.

Comedian Jon Stewart and surviving first responders including John Feal pushed Congress to pass the extension before rewards diminished and the fund expired in 2020.

"For tens of thousands of people that are waiting to hear the outcome of this, my heart bleeds with joy, knowing that so many people are going to get help," Feal told CNN. "Everything we asked for, we got."

Read more: https://pix11.com/2019/07/23/senate-passes-9-11-victim-compensation-fund-through-2090/

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The vote was 97-2. The two Senators who voted against are Mike Lee and Rand Paul.

Now reported on CNN here:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/23/politics/senate-vote-9-11-victim-compensation-fund-for-decades/index.html

[chowder66]

1. Congratulations to Jon Stewart!! Well done, well done. nt

[Archae]

2. Does Rand Paul have an election next year?

Because he deserves to be kicked out.

[cannabis_flower]

7. Sadly..

He was re-elected in 2016, so he won't be up for re-election until 2022.

[BigmanPigman]

11. Kentucky must really love the GOP

McDonnell and Paul over and over and over. Is there something in the water?

[maddogesq]

3. Wonder what Grand Stand Rand got in trade...

from McTurtle.

Inquiring minds wanna know, although I am glad a couple first responder buds may get some help.

[Traildogbob]

9. Don't forget

Paul made a private trip to see daddy Puty. He had zero problem with the wealthy tax cuts, trump golf and trump spawn family world tours, the wall, and more war. Yet raises hell about trumps dept and rapidly raising deficit when we, as we MUST, pay for 9/11 Heros. Time to reform entitlements. (Entitlements of congress and presidents that WE pay for) Everytime they scream entitlements, OURS that WE pay for, we must demand Congressional entitlement reform, that WE pay for. Oh, and pay the way, Paul's neighbor...if your listening.....you will be greatly rewarded. And anybody living near Mike Lee, same for you.

[gordianot]

12. It must have been a wonderful feeling to have been Rand Paul's neighbor.

It would have been worth a few broken knuckles.

[sheshe2]

4. Good news and the right thing to do. nt

[Iliyah]

6. Hallelujah!

Glad it finally got thru after all these years

[Tripper11]

8. Jon Stewart made damn sure too!

Link to tweet

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Jon Stewart smiles as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks by in the Capitol before voting later today on the Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

(Corrects: Jon, not John)

[Bengus81]

10. Oh well,maybe kicking 3 million+ off of food stamps will bring back the woody............

That Rand and his Gooper's in Congress love to do--HURT those who need help the most.

[beachbum bob]

13. From this point on, anything Kentucky or Utah ever needs should be denied...

Votes should have consequences..

[yaesu]

16. naw, they are tRumps peeps, anything they want delivered on an orange silver platter. nt

[Soph0571]

14. k&r

[yaesu]

15. great news, democracy won over fascism for once. nt

[Initech]

17. Victory!!!!!!

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(oh and Rand Paul and Mike Lee can go eat a bag of dicks)