War Hazards Compensation Act of 1942

[Earth_First]

...provided for the health care and financial relief to civilians who helped recover the dead and salvage what remained of our Pacific fleet.

Passed: December 2, 1942

360 DAYS after Pearl Harbor...

Yet we are still wrangling votes for the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act ( S. 1334 ) NINE YEARS LATER!?!

Today's worst person in the world award goes to: Senator Tom Coburn...

Oklahoma Sen. Coburn Plans To Hold Up 9/11 Responders Bill

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/21/132232821/oklahoma-sen-coburn-plans-to-hold-up-9-11-responders-bill

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[FSogol]

1. K&R. Our party lacks a Left-wing noise machine to get this news out. n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

5. +1000 It might even work, if only the repukes actually had a sense of shame.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. We are NOT the same country

truth be told

[WCGreen]

3. They could get some spending cuts, like from the republican earmarks

or betted yet, from the defense budget...

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Beyond disgraceful......It shows how peurile and just plain evil the current politicians are.

There is nothing too low for them to do. They have no shame...and in spite of their hypocritical rhetoric, the country, and those that serve it...soldiers and first responders...are of no value to them.

[Earth_First]

6. If I were Harry Reid, there would be NO Christmas recess until this was passed in FULL..

Go cry in your corner with Boehner!

[Jankyn]

7. K&R...n/t

[Earth_First]

8. Kicked for evening visibility... n/t