Senators reach compromise on 9/11 first-responder measure

Senate negotiators on Wednesday announced they have reached a compromise to aid emergency workers who were sickened after they responded to the terrorist attack on ‘s World Trade Center. The final bill, worth about $4.3 billion, is significantly less than the $6.2-billion version that had been blocked by . Originally, the bill was pegged at $7.4 billion. The dispute over the bill had become a political embarrassment for Republicans as critics, including comedian , lambasted the GOP. Opponents were portrayed as small-hearted Scrooges seeking to go back…

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Senators reach compromise on 9/11 first-responder measure

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