Congress passes revised 9/11 first-responders health benefits bill

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Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- A compromise bill to provide free medical treatment and compensation to first responders of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack won final approval Wednesday from the House and Senate, sending it to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.

The bill passed on a voice vote in the Senate, and then passed on a 206-60 vote in the House on the final day of the lame-duck session of Congress.

Jubilant Democrats hailed the last-minute approval as a triumph for firefighters, police officers and other emergency personnel who put themselves in harm's way to help others in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attack.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/22/911.bill/index.html

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OK, let's name and shame the 60 representatives who voted against this bill. But it's great news now that it passed after non-stop blocks by Republicans.

[MrSlayer]

1. Revised in what way?

Let me guess, the things that the Chamber of Commerce wanted out are out.

[elias7]

3. $6.3>$4.2 billion

[NuclearDem]

2. Alright, here's the naughty list...

Nay CA-2 Herger, Walter
Nay CA-4 McClintock, Tom
Nay CA-40 Royce, Edward
Nay CA-41 Lewis, Jerry
Nay CO-6 Coffman, Mike
Nay FL-1 Miller, Jeff
Nay FL-7 Mica, John
Nay FL-9 Bilirakis, Gus
Nay FL-15 Posey, Bill
Nay FL-25 Diaz-Balart, Mario
Nay GA-1 Kingston, Jack
Nay GA-9 Graves, Tom
Nay IL-16 Manzullo, Donald
Nay IN-3 Stutzman, Marlin
Nay IA-5 King, Steve
Nay KS-2 Jenkins, Lynn
Nay KS-4 Tiahrt, Todd
Nay KY-1 Whitfield, Edward
Nay KY-2 Guthrie, Brett
Nay KY-5 Rogers, Harold
Nay LA-1 Scalise, Steve
Nay LA-4 Fleming, John
Nay LA-5 Alexander, Rodney
Nay LA-6 Cassidy, Bill
Nay MD-6 Bartlett, Roscoe
Nay MI-2 Hoekstra, Peter
Nay MI-3 Ehlers, Vernon
Nay MI-6 Upton, Frederick
Nay MI-11 McCotter, Thaddeus
Nay MN-3 Paulsen, Erik
Nay MN-6 Bachmann, Michele
Nay MS-4 Taylor, Gene
Nay MO-2 Akin, W.
Nay MT-0 Rehberg, Dennis Nay NE-2 Terry, Lee
Nay NE-3 Smith, Adrian
Nay NC-5 Foxx, Virginia
Nay NC-9 Myrick, Sue
Nay OH-2 Schmidt, Jean
Nay OH-4 Jordan, Jim
Nay OH-14 LaTourette, Steven
Nay OR-2 Walden, Greg
Nay PA-9 Shuster, William
Nay SC-2 Wilson, Addison
Nay SC-4 Inglis, Bob
Nay TX-4 Hall, Ralph
Nay TX-5 Hensarling, Jeb
Nay TX-8 Brady, Kevin
Nay TX-11 Conaway, K.
Nay TX-22 Olson, Pete
Nay TX-32 Sessions, Peter
Nay UT-1 Bishop, Rob
Nay VA-1 Wittman, Rob
Nay VA-6 Goodlatte, Robert
Nay VA-7 Cantor, Eric
Nay WY-0 Lummis, Cynthia

[mbperrin]

4. Of COURSE my shithead from TX-11 is on there!

He was shrub's accountant in Arbusto.

You would think that even a stopped clock would be right once in a while. But not if it's from the twilight zone.

oh well...........

[Recursion]

5. (Off-topic) at-large districts are listed as "0"?

Somehow I had never noticed that.

[Honeycombe8]

6. My rep, TX-32 Pete Sessions - what a loser!!!!! He should be ashamed. nt

[Chemical Bill]

7. The repukes added death panels. n/t