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Republicans Fail To Extend 9-11 Responders' Medical Care
The health care program for 9/11 first responders expired at midnight Wednesday, but supporters expect to make it permanent long before it runs out of money sometime next year.
Congress recessed without reauthorizing the James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act, which covers medical care for those who became sick after working at the World Trade Center following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/09/republicans-fail-extend-9-11-responders