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Sen. Mike Lee strikes deal to get a final vote on 9/11 compensation bill
Sen. Mike Lee struck a deal Thursday to allow a vote on his amendment to tweak the legislation to extend the compensation fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a bill that he held up this week.
Firefighters Respond To Delayed 911 Compensation BIll
Utah Senator Mike Lee’s actions to delay the 9/11 victims compensation fund are not sitting well with a fire captain and a family who lost their father to cancer as a result of helping at ground zero.
‘An abomination’: Jon Stewart blasts Rand Paul for blocking 9/11 victims bill
“Pardon me if I’m not impressed in any way by Rand Paul’s fiscal responsibility virtue signaling,” Stewart said.
The last last chance: Mitch McConnell charges ahead for 9/11 victim compensation; Rand Paul and Mike Lee stand in the way
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been good to his word: Renewal of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund is set for a Tuesday vote.
Senate Republicans Paul and Lee waver on opposition to 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
The two senators standing in the way of passing a new 9/11 bill backed down Thursday, agreeing to vote next week in return for having their own amendments considered.
200th FDNY member dies of 9/11-related illness
The terror attack that still haunts New York and the nation reached another sad milestone after the 200th member of the FDNY died from a 9/11-related illness, officials said Thursday.
Senate To Vote On 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Extension Next Week
The United States Senate has agreed to vote next week on the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
Retired NYC firefighter dies of 9/11-related cancer
The city lost another firefighter to a 9/11 illness, officials said Tuesday — the 199th member of the FDNY to die of a Ground Zero-related sickness.
Make the 9/11 fund permanent
It should go without saying, but it hasn’t: Those suffering physical and psychological effects from the 2001 terror attacks should have the support of a permanent September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
Rand Paul nixes bid to fast-track extension to 9/11 victims compensation fund, citing national debt
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., derailed an attempt by Democrats on Wednesday to fast-track an extension to the compensation fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, citing the national debt.