[Calpernia]

ping

[2banana]

An estimated 40,000 people responded to the collapse and worked on the recovery for months afterward. Twenty-three of them have died, according to attorneys and relatives of WTC recovery personnel. Some 9/11 related advocacy groups place the death toll even higher.

Out of curiosity - what would be an average slice of Americans for deaths and disease for 40,000 people? Is this a cause and effect or is it in the statistically normal range?

[D-Chivas]

Were all the masks rotting in a warehouse in Hope, Arkansas?

[JoeSixPack1]

Are the affected workers being bounced through a liability coverage problem from their employer, or has the US Gov't accepted responsibility and the medical bills just haven't been paid yet? Are they being denied treatment??

On the surface this looks like a redundant coverage bill.

[PISANO]

Everyone who toiled at Ground Zero should be given the presumption that their illnesses were related to 911!!!

There will always be 10% who don't deserve it and 10% who scam the system, but for the sake of our First Responders "TO BE", the last thing they should have to worry about is whether or not they will be thrown to the wolves should they become ill as a result of their heroic actions.

Pass the bill, sign it into law and take care of our FIRST RESPONDERS, NOW!!!

[Coleus]

a professional would have worn the proper gear and equipment.

They should sue Christine Todd Whitless. What a freaking idiot.

[Calpernia]

Just hardhats

[Reddy]

"We did the dirty work. We gave them back that site seven-months ahead of schedule. Just the money they saved on that alone would more than take care of us."

Wouldn't illnesses resulting from follow-up work (demolition, not search and rescue) be covered under workmen's comp and wouldn't OSHA have something to say about this?

Also, wouldn't rescue workers (fire, police, etc.) already be covered by benefits for work related illnesses?