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9/11 Health Bill Falls Short in Senate - WNYC
Senate Republicans blocked the long-awaited 9/11 health care and compensation bill, making good on a pledge to reject all legislation until the Bush-era tax cuts are passed.
At a press conference after the bill's defeat, Sen. Charles Schumer (NY-D) framed the issue as a question of patriotism. He said that every other time in history, America has stood by those who serve in war.
"But today, the Senate made an exception for that, to the firefighters, policemen, construction workers and others who rushed to danger, no questions asked, to try and find those who might be alive or to try and find the remains of those who had been killed."
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Senate Republicans blocked the long-awaited 9/11 health care and compensation bill, making good on a pledge to reject all legislation until the Bush-era tax cuts are passed.
At a press conference after the bill's defeat, Sen. Charles Schumer (NY-D) framed the issue as a question of patriotism. He said that every other time in history, America has stood by those who serve in war.
"But today, the Senate made an exception for that, to the firefighters, policemen, construction workers and others who rushed to danger, no questions asked, to try and find those who might be alive or to try and find the remains of those who had been killed."
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