The NY Slimes covers it here, they want to give money to ANYONE who can claim they were exposed to any dust from 9/11:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/nyregion/09rally.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
The legislation, which will be introduced in the House on Tuesday — the sixth anniversary of the attacks — would require the federal government to collect data to better understand the extent of ground zero-related illnesses. It also would provide compensation to anyone exposed to asbestos and other contaminated dust, including rescue workers, office workers, students and even tourists who were in Lower Manhattan on Sept. 11.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Oh I see, taxpayers have to pay to study this and then taxpayers have to give money to everyone in the area. It would make more sense to sue Osama.
Actually, now that I think about it, maybe we should sue the Clintons because they didn’t get OBL when they could. This would have prevented this whole problem in the first place.