Posted on 08/18/2010 8:37:03 PM PDT by Justaham
In a breakthrough for 9/11 first responders, President Obama ended his silence on the Zadroga Bill on Wednesday and backed the uphill drive to get it through Congress.
"The President looks forward to signing the 9/11 health bill into law, once it passes both houses of Congress, to help the first responders whose health and livelihood were devastated by the events of Sept. 11," a White House statement said.
Elated first responders and their families said it was the first show of support from Obama since the presidential campaign and boosted chances for bringing the bill to another vote in the House next month. A previous effort failed last month.
Obama's statement came a day after he was slammed in a letter by John Feal, head of a first responder advocacy group, as reported in the Daily News.
"Why have you failed us? We thought you were our champion," wrote Feal, who took Obama to task for speaking up on the Ground Zero mosque, but staying silent on the Zadroga bill.
"It was the Daily News that got this done," Feal said Wednesday night. "We're very encouraged. I think it's great that [Obama] says he'll help, but will he actively push both houses [of Congress] to pass our bill? We'll see."
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
Imama Barama will build his Mosqueie
“The proposed $7.4 billion measure named for the late Detective James Zadroga would provide health care and compensation for thousands suffering from a wide range of illnesses after working in the toxic Trade Center ruins.”
$7.4 BILLIONS, the entire GDP of many countries. Not too long ago a billion was a lot of money
When a sycophant crashes and burns, it’s a lovely sight.
More to come, FRiends!
With Obamacare, why is this needed?
2/4/2009--Introduced.James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health the World Trade Center Health Program (WTC program) to provide:
(1) medical monitoring and treatment benefits to eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers who responded to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; and
(2) initial health evaluation, monitoring, and treatment benefits to residents and other building occupants and area workers who were directly impacted and adversely affected by such attacks. Requires the WTC program administrator to:
(1) implement a quality assurance program;
(2) establish the WTC Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee;
(3) establish the WTC Responders Steering Committee and the WTC Community Program Steering Committee;
(4) provide for education and outreach on services under the WTC program;
(5) provide for the uniform collection of data related to WTC-related health conditions;
(6) conduct research on physical and mental health conditions that may be related to the September 11 terrorist attacks; and
(7) extend and expand arrangements with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide for the World Trade Center Health Registry. Authorizes the administrator to make grants to the Department to address mental health needs relating to the terrorist attacks.Amends the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to:
(1) make individuals eligible for compensation under the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 for harm as a result of debris removal; and
(2) extend the deadline for making a claim for compensation.
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So, if your loved one died at ground zero, the family only got $20 to $40 million, well ok, up to $100 million;
But if you died in a field in Pennsylvania after taking on the scum of the earth, your loved ones got a few million at best.
But, if you lived, your family gets to share a pot of gold, even after all your illnesses were paid for in the past 9 years, just in case you’re sick and may die early???
(And if you die after being a first responder after 20 years service you and your spouse already get 100% of your salary for the rest of your lifes.)
WTF: (Scratching head??)
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We, the first responders, will get what we need, and you will still get the shaft...from all of us.
We don't stand with scum.
“We, the first responders, will get what we need, and you will still get the shaft...from all of us.”
Bttt
TOTALLY disagree with the first responder reparations stuff.
If you are a first responder, it’s part of the job and already have health care and disability coverage if you are disabled as part of your job.
Any $$ given to the first responder movement is (another) payoff to unions.
Typographical flames are lame flames.
With Obamacare, why is this needed?
To appease the masses and divert attention from his support of building the muslim victory tower 2 blocks from ground zero.
...from NEW YORKER magazine on James Zadroga
by Ted Frank on November 26, 2008
I just got to the September 15 issue near the bottom of my pile of unread mail, and there’s an excellent piece of reporting by Jennifer Kahn on the case of James Zadroga, the police officer who worked at Ground Zero in the wake of 9/11 whose death was attributed to exposure to dust and was a symbol for the thousands of plaintiffs in that litigation–until the New York medical examiner found evidence that prescription drug injections were responsible for the lung scarring.
Kahn’s article is tremendously damning on that question. Zadroga’s name was successfully used to get legislation passed in New York state, and similar legislation (on which I testified) is pending in Congress to open the taxpayer fisc to thousands of questionable claims.
I think it’s just another slush fund, like the BP $20B...and they can drag it out at election time as a Demoncrats-take-care-of-the-little-people moment.
It's needed because Obama torpedoed NYC last week in favor of the Muslims and now is scrambling to pretend to show that he really does care about what happened on 9/11.
Woo hoo! More money for The Unions!
HE'LL help???
You mean this money is coming out of his own pocket???
Oh, wait. You mean he'll help pick OUR pockets so he can turn the money over to his union friend/thugs. Frugs?
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