The Zadroga proposal has passed through the House of Representatives. Now it proceeds to the Senate. The bill builds upon earlier legislation passed for this purpose. Legislation will allocate funds for medical care for people who were emergency responders throughout the violence of Sept. 11, 2001. Throughout the events, individuals inhaled bits of debris, dust, and toxic fumes. The bill is named for James Zadroga, a New York City cop who was a first responder. Inhaling those toxic materials may have caused Officer Zadroga’s death.
House passes the Zadroga proposal
The Zadroga bill, or otherwise known as the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, has just passed the House of Representatives. 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 money could be used to help those from Ground Zero. Any illnesses or injuries from it could be looked into. 10 percent of the costs are being paid by New York City. Then an additional $4.2 billion would be set aside. This would be meant as a September 11 Victim Compensation fund meant to be distributed.
Legislation brings up arguments
This is not the first time the House saw this proposal. It had been seen once before. It had to have two-thirds majority in order to pass when it came at first in July. That didn’t end up taking place. The Republicans proposed the amendment that made it so the bill was introduced like that. The original James Zadroga act would have made it so illegal immigrants weren’t getting any of the benefits from it. James Zadroga is controversy also. Many argue about those facts. He didn’t actually die from anything related to 9-11, said the examiner. This was after doing an autopsy of the body. .
People who lived through 9-11
Those responsible for clean up and who survived the Sept 11 violence have had some issues. Most of these are health concerns. Medical care is being given to 60,000 of these people. They were all affected by the same thing.
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NY Times
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