Republicans Defeat 9/11 Responders Bill, AGAIN
source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/09/senate.9.11.responders/index.html?hpt=T1
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Senate Democrats failed Thursday to win a procedural vote to open debate on a bill that would provide medical benefits and compensation for emergency workers who were first on the scene of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The motion for cloture, or to begin debate, needed 60 votes to pass due to a Republican filibuster, but fell short at 57-42 in favor.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg reacted to Thursday's result by calling it "a tragic example of partisan politics trumping patriotism."
"I urge Senate Republicans to reconsider their wrong-headed political strategy and allow the bill to come to the floor for a vote," Bloomberg said in a statement.
Full story here: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/09/senate.9.11.responders/index.html?hpt=T1
The motion for cloture, or to begin debate, needed 60 votes to pass due to a Republican filibuster, but fell short at 57-42 in favor.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg reacted to Thursday's result by calling it "a tragic example of partisan politics trumping patriotism."
"I urge Senate Republicans to reconsider their wrong-headed political strategy and allow the bill to come to the floor for a vote," Bloomberg said in a statement.
Full story here: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/09/senate.9.11.responders/index.html?hpt=T1
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With or without Obama's help, the Republicans seem determined to piss everyone off.
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