The Zadroga bill has passed the House of Representatives. who responded as emergency personnel or worked on the cleanup of the September 11 violence get extended health benefits through this bill. You will find demonstrated long term health effects from people on the scene that day, who breathed in fumes, dust, and particles of debris. James Zadroga, a police officer, was among the emergency response personnel. Inhaling those toxic materials may have caused Officer Zadroga’s passing.
House decides to secure the Zadroga proposal
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act is also known as the Zadroga bill. The House of Representatives finally passed it. The bill passed 268 to 160. The NY Times reports that $7.4 billion will be spent on the James Zadroga proposal. About $3.2 billion of the cash will be used to help those from Ground Zero. Any illnesses or injuries from it will be looked into. It is expected that New York City will help with the costs. 10 percent of it should be paid by the city. A September 11 Victim Compensation fund would be set up also with about $4.2 billion in that.
Argument begins with regulations
This is the second time that this bill has been brought to the House. It had to have two-thirds majority in order to pass when it came at first in July. That didn’t end up happening. The first bill was introduced under those rules as a result of a proposed amendment by Republicans. The feared amendment would have blocked illegal immigrants from receiving benefits under the original version of the James Zadroga act. Also, James Zadroga is an additional issue of controversy. When doing the autopsy, the examiner said that September 11 assaults did not actually cause his passing. There was a pretty heavy debate over the first bill. Both Anthony Wiener and Peter King were involved in this.
Those who managed to get out of Sept 11 alive
Those responsible for clean up and who survived the September 11 assaults have had some issues. Most of these are health concerns. There are 60,000 people receiving medical care as a result of those effects.
Information from
NY Times
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