Firefighters union presses GOP candidates on 9/11 health benefits

[Omaha Steve]

Source: The Hill

By Tim Devaney

A group of 9/11 first responders who have been diagnosed with cancer and other diseases are putting Republican presidential candidates on the hot seat.

The International Association of Fire Fighters will run a political advertisement Tuesday in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, pressuring the presidential candidates to extend healthcare benefits for these first responders.

The ad from the labor union will coincide with the GOP presidential debate, where 9/11 advocates hope to raise awareness about the expiring healthcare benefits for first responders.
“A question worth asking in tonight’s presidential debate: Where do you stand on the 9/11 Health & Compensation Act?” the ad reads.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/259559-gop-candidates-in-hot-seat-over-9-11-health-benefits

[forest444]

1. Dear 9/11 Firefighters: "Treason doth never prosper: For if it prospers, none dare call it treason."

"So we sure as hell aren't going to own up to your stupid problems!"

Love,

[Midnight Writer]

2. "Remember...the rubble". JEB! defending his brother's legacy

"Remember him embracing that firefighter". Yes, JEB!, I do.

I also remember the EPA under W and Christine Whitman "testing" the air around Ground Zero and announcing it totally safe for the clean up crews.

I also remember W pledging to pay for the health care of first responders who were injured.

I also remember the firemen and policemen entering that burning hell to rescue all the folks they could, the EMT's who stood their ground covered in ash and soot, that no haz-mat suits were provided, films of clean up personnel working in the rubble without even air masks, the amazingly elevated rate of cancer among the first responders and workers who cleaned up the debris, the destruction of the debris before it could be tested or analyzed for chemical contaminants, and the subsequent refusal of Republicans in Congress to pay health care costs for clean up workers because it was too expensive.

I also remember the conservatives wearing the fashionable FDNY t-shirts and ball caps while blasting jingoistic country "I'm Proud To Be An American" songs from their pick-up trucks. Where are they now?

Yes, I remember. I hope everyone else in America remembers as well.