Senate passes bill ensuring 9/11 victims fund will never run out of money
The Senate passed a bill Tuesday to ensure a fund to compensate victims of the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money — and that first responders won't have to return to Congress to plead for more funding.
The vote came after intense lobbying from ailing 9/11 first responders — including one who died shortly after testifying before Congress last month.
The bill, which was passed by a vote of 97-2, would authorize money for the fund through 2092, essentially making it permanent.
Before final passage, the chamber defeated two proposed amendments to the bill. One, from Sen. Mike Lee, R.-Utah, would have restricted the authorization to 10 years; the other, from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, would have required offsets for the money spent on the fund.
Paul and Lee were the only senators who voted against the legislation.
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