The law passed last year to provide health care to 9/11 responders will not pay for the treatment of cancer, according to a recent decision by the World Trade Center Health Program. From CNN: Workers who were involved in the response to the World Trade Center attack will not have their cancer treatments compensated under [...]
9/11 Workers with Cancers Enter Kafkaesque Nightmare |
| By: Jon Walker Wednesday July 27, 2011 3:28 pm |
Stewart on 9/11 Rescue Workers: Most Powerful 14 Minutes of Advocacy for a Bill All Year |
| By: Jon Walker Friday December 17, 2010 12:45 pm |
On the last Daily Show of the year, Jon Stewart dedicated 14 minutes to the Republican filibuster of a bill that would provide health care to 9/11 first responders who are now suffering from horrible diseases directly as a result of their patriotic sacrifice and the government telling them working conditions were safe. The Republican [...]
Help for 9/11 Rescue Workers Sacrificed on Altar of Arcane Senate Procedure |
| By: Jon Walker Thursday December 9, 2010 11:58 am |
Sometimes the often irresponsible behavior of the United States Senate rises to a new, more disgusting level that still manages to physically make me ill. Today, a bill that would provide help finding health care for the 9/11 rescue workers sickened as a result of their selfless actions failed in the Senate because it managed [...]
Palin Blanks on Bush Doctrine, Sexism to Blame |
| By: Lindsay Beyerstein Thursday September 11, 2008 6:24 pm |
Okay, enough is enough. John McCain’s team has got to stop messing with Sarah Palin. I mean, this is getting sexist. They totally set up America’s ruby lipped hockey mom by not telling her what the Bush Doctrine was before her 9/11 interview with Charlie Gibson! It’s time for the McCain campaign grow up and [...]



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