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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: EdJames on July 10, 2019, 11:53:12 am
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House to Vote on 9/11 Victims Fund
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/9/house-vote-911-victims-fund/ (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/9/house-vote-911-victims-fund/)
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By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times - Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Excerpt:
The House will vote Friday on a bill to renew a program aimed at compensating first responders still suffering effects from the 2001 terrorist attacks, a top Democrat said Tuesday.
Though funded into next year, the program has become a major hot potato on Capitol Hill, where Democrats are rushing to renew the funding immediately amid warnings that money is running out.
“The heroes who ran into harm’s way that day deserve swift action,†House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer tweeted.