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Why Is NYC Losing 9/11 Aid?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in The War On Terrorism

Why?

WASHINGTON - Congressional budget negotiators have decided to take back $125 million in Sept. 11 aid from New York, which had fought to keep the money to treat sick and injured ground zero workers, lawmakers said Tuesday.

New York officials had sought for months to hold onto the funding, originally meant to cover increased worker compensation costs stemming from the 2001 terror attacks.

But a massive labor and health spending bill moving fitfully through House-Senate negotiations would take back that funding, lawmakers said.

So Bush’s fiscally irresponsibility is going to harm New Yorkers? That hardly seems fair.

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New York protested, saying the money was part of the $20 billion pledged by President Bush to help rebuild after the Sept. 11 attacks. Health advocates said the money is needed to treat current and future illnesses among ground zero workers.

The Senate voted last month to let New York keep the $125 million, but the House made no such move. House and Senate budget negotiators then decided to take the money back, lawmakers and aides said.

Top New York fire officials recently lobbied Congress to keep the funding. Fire and police officials say they worry that many people will develop long-term lung and mental health problems from their time working on the burning pile of toxic debris at ground zero and they want to use the money to help them.

Jeez, can’t we keep this funding? Haven’t they suffered enough?

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2 Responses to “Why Is NYC Losing 9/11 Aid?”

Nemo Says:
November 17th, 2005 at 10:25 am
Ask the Oklahoma City Bombing survivors that question, since they never received any federal assistance.
Workmans Comp Says:
March 21st, 2006 at 12:11 am
Hello my name’s Tammie Bradshaw! I just have to say this is one of the better blogs I have visited. I have subscribed to your feed!

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