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September 11 Responders Still Waiting For Relief Promised In 2010

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« on: September 12, 2012, 01:45:55 am »

Birnbaum said none of the few hundred applications that have been run have turned up any terrorist suspects. The lawmaker who included that provision, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), recently lost his primary election.

Ailing responders are aware of many of the details and remain somewhat forgiving. But they point out that, for some of them, there is little time left.

"There's guys dropping dead every week," Gilmartin said. "There must be another 50 dead since this bill's been signed."

"It's our responsibility to make sure everybody is treated fairly," said Birnbaum. "We can only do the best we can."

Michael McAuliff covers Congress and politics for The Huffington Post, and has written extensively about 9/11. Talk to him on Facebook.
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