House Republicans Block Bill To Pay The Healthcare For Ill 9/11 Responders
OPS_admin | Jul 30, 2010 | Comments 0
More common to the Senate, GOP obstruction spread to the House Thursday as Republicans blocked legislation to pay to care for those who have fallen ill due to their exposure to debris during the clean-up after the nation’s worst terrorist attack.
The House voted 255 to 159 for H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, short of the two-thirds margin needed for passage for this bill. Some 155 Republicans voted against the legislation, which would provide medical monitoring and treatment to World Trade Center responders and survivors who were exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Nearly 16,000 responders and 2,700 others are currently sick and receiving treatment, according to estimates released by the lawmakers who introduced the measure. More than 40,000 responders are in medical monitoring and 71,000 individuals are enrolled in a World Trade Center health registry.
Full Story: On The Hill: House Republicans Block Bill To Pay The Healthcare For Ill 9/11 Responders.
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