"Senate Republicans Block U.S. Health Aid for 9/11 Workers"
Thursday, December 09, 2010
The GOP wants tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans but are more than happy to leave the heroes of 9/11 out to suffer on their own.
WASHINGTON — Republican senators blocked Democratic legislation on Thursday that sought to provide medical care to rescue workers and residents of New York City who became ill as a result of breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke from ground zero.
The 9/11 health bill, a version of which was approved by the House of Representatives in September, is among a handful of initiatives that Senate Democrats had been hoping to approve this year before the close of the 111th Congress.
The next time someone calls the GOP the party of "values" or a "strong America" remind them of this.