Deal Could Preserve New York's 9/11 Aid

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Deal Could Preserve New York's 9/11 Aid

Thursday June 23, 2005 9:31 PM


By DEVLIN BARRETT

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - New York may get to keep some or all of the $125 million in unspent Sept. 11 aid that the government is trying to take back.

Rep. Vito Fossella, R-N.Y., said a deal on Thursday with House budget leaders kept alive the chances for eventually restoring the money to New York.

``There's no dollar amount given, but if New York needs it, we're going to get it,'' Fossella said.

After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush pledged $20 billion in aid for New York. Of that, some $175 million was set aside for the costs of settling workers' compensation claims for those killed or injured at ground zero.

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