The Zadroga bill has passed the House of Representatives. Emergency response personnel and salvage workers who responded to the September 11 attacks needing medical care will be extended further benefits under the proposal. People inhaled bits of rubble, toxic fumes, and dust during those events that caused long term health effects. The bill is named for just such a responder. James Zadroga was a policeman who was one of the first on the site. Zadroga died from respiratory complications. His involvement on 9/11 may have contributed to his death.
Zadroga bill goes through House and is approved
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act is also known as the Zadroga bill. The House of Representatives finally passed it. The vote was 268 to 160 on it. It then passed. The James Zadroga bill, as outlined by the New York Times, will cost $7.4 billion. Of that, $3.2 billion will go toward looking into and treating any injuries or illnesses related to personnel who were at Ground Zero. 10 percent of the costs are being paid by New York City. A further $4.2 billion would be set aside for the September 11 Victim Compensation fund.
Arguments occurring with this law
This is the second time that this bill has been brought to the House. It had to have two-thirds majority in order to pass when it came at first in July. That did not end up taking place. The Republicans proposed the amendment that made it so the bill was introduced like that. Benefits would not have extended to illegal immigrants under the 1st James Zadroga act. That’s why it had to be changed. There has additionally been controversy thinking about James Zadroga himself. He didn’t really die from anything related to September 11, said the examiner. This was after doing an autopsy of the body. The first bill had Anthony Wiener and Peter King fighting over it really strong and hard.
September 11 survivors
Severe health effects are harming the survivors of the September 11 assaults along with the reaction and cleanup crew. Medical care is being given to 60,000 of these people. They were all affected by the very same thing.
Information from
NY Times
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