Posts Tagged: Senate
Obama signs 9/11 health bill aka James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act into Law
Obama signed the bill during his Hawaiian vacation, with no signing ceremony held. In a statement issued later, the president said he was "honored" to sign the bill, which pays for health care for responders believed to have been sickened by pollution at the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York.
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IAFF’s Harold Schaitberger Weighs in on Passage of the 9/11 Health Care Bill and Chicago LODD’s
IAFF General President Harold Shaitberger weighs in on the Holidays, the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and the Recent LODD's in Chicago.
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Update: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Passes Senate
There is speculation on why it passed through the Senate after having been shot down just days ago. Some people think it might have something to do with The Daily Show's Jon Stewart's hilarious political jabs at the Republicans who filibustered the bill.
It really makes you wonder what the catalyst was. After all, the bill was rewritten removing over $2 billion in cost. Republicans have caught a bad rap on the whole deal...maybe they realized how damaging the bad press could get.
Then again, maybe the nay sayers just did the right thing...we may never know.
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The Daily Show: 9/11 First Responders React to the Lame as F@#k Congress
The other day, I posted Jon Stewart's Lame as F@#k Congress. The feature on the Daily Show was an eye opener for many and focused on the Republicans who killed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
The show below shows four 9/11 First Responders giving their thoughts on the Filibuster by Republicans.
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Republicans Kill the 9/11 Health Bill – Lame-as-F@#k Congress
Who better to explain what happened and expose the GOP leaders who continue to utilize 9/11 to seem compassionate all the while not giving a damn about the first responders who worked at Ground Zero than Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. Even if this is Political humor, the humor is typically not to far from the truth.
The House bill passed at 268 to 160 (17 Republicans voting for the bill and 157 against). Only 3 Democrats voted against the House Bill.
The Senate bill failed. The vote was 57-42, short of the 60 votes in favor needed to proceed under Senate rules.
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Quick Takes: December 10, 2010
Fire & EMS news for Friday.
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Angle needs a new Angle
One of the more hotly contested Senate races taking place this fall is in Nevada where Sharon Angle is trying to unseat majority leader Harry Reid. I think it is safe to say that Angle, who was leading Harry Reid and is now trailing slightly in the polls, is starting to be looked upon as a “wingnut.” She certainly is not making any new friends in the media. Angle held a so called “press conference” recently in which she invited the media but bizarrely refused to even acknowledge their presence when they tried to ask her questions after the event ended.
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The Thanks of a Nation
Maybe it's the observation that many of the politicians who are quick to take credit for the nation's preparedness are slow to ever visit a fire station, or maybe it's my expectation that instead of having to beg for the table scraps that our law enforcement brethren leave for us, we might also get a seat at the main table, but I just don't see the fire service gaining the amount of respect that we deserve for the sacrifices we make.
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