For the past year we have been trying to give the president the benefit of the doubt.
Even when he bailed out Wall Street but still allowed ridiculous bonuses to the same execs who caused the financial meltdown.
Even after he pulled all resources in the House to work on nothing but a Health Care Plan filled with pork and tried to force feed it to America.
Even after his chief of Homeland Security didn’t think there was a problem with the underwear bomber getting on a plane.
But what his administration did today was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
After promising throughout his campaign and throughout his first year that he fully supported the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
After stating that the bill would be a top priority after National health Care was passed
His administration now says they cannot support the bill because of a technicality about permanent funding.
This from the same administration that with the help of Nancy Pelosi basically bought the votes they thought they needed to pass health care.
Just look what Nebraska and Louisiana got in return for their votes.
So votes can be bought but 9/11 victims cannot be cared for.
If there was really a technicality why was it not brought up when the bill was first introduced.
The bottom line is that this has nothing to do with a technicality.
The reason this bill is being stalled is because many of the other Representatives believe that 9/11 is a New York problem and they are also concerned that because the bill covers residents and workers of lower Manhattan that it may raise the issues of health care for some undocumented residents.
And the administration does not what to address these issues so they would rather turn their backs on 9/11 victims.
We have raised these issues numerous times (see links below) but our appeals went unanswered.
We yearn for the days when decisions were made on the facts and not because of political ideals.
You would have thought that after the vote in Massachusetts that president would be more aware that people are growing wary of broken promises.
For too long candidates have treated campaign promises like New Year’s Resolutions, unrealistic and usually discarded after a month.
We deserve better. We demand better.
We will never forget and will continue to fight for all those impacted by 9/11.
Mr. President this is not the change we were promised.
And if your administration thinks we are kidding just wait till the next election
9/11 Health Care Our View
http://www.where-to-turn.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=50326
Terrorist Trials and 9/11 Health Care
http://www.where-to-turn.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=50055
Fear of Flying.......The Government's Solution
http://www.where-to-turn.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=50254
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Lost in Translation
Do you remember the time when people said what they meant and meant what they said?
Maybe I am getting old but I am beginning to lose things in translation.
Here are a few examples.
Transparency in Government
Vice President Biden is holding hearings on transparency in government.
Sounds good right?
But he is holding them behind closed doors with no media access.
Am I missing something?
Disaster Relief for Haiti
Hundreds of millions have been donated to support the relief effort in Haiti.
Sounds good right?
Unfortunately only a fraction of this money will actually make it to Haiti.
Even though they advertise these appeals as Haiti Relief efforts if you read the fine print all the money goes into the organization’s general fund and is distributed or not at the discretion of the organization.
There is one organization that has collected over $40 million but has only allocated a little over $10 million to Haiti Relief.
The same thing happened after 9/11 and Katrina.
Whatever happened to truth in advertising?
We Got You Covered
In the ongoing battle between wireless providers they keep attacking each other’s coverage.
In a recent advertisement Luke Wilson shows a map of coverage in New York.
The ad boasts coverage from Bridgeport to Hempstead to Princeton.
Isn’t Bridgeport in Connecticut and the last time I checked wasn’t Princeton in New Jersey?
Maybe that’s why they are having problems or am I missing something.
Hi I Just Moved Here and Want to Be Your Senator
More and more you see candidates who can’t win in their home states moving to other states to run for office.
Wasn’t the government set up so that states would have people that represent them not political parties?
Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?
The Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
I heard on the radio that there is a $20 million earmark in the current Health Care Bill for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate at the University of Massachusetts campus in Boston.
I tried to research this but despite claims of transparency (see item 1) it is still almost impossible to know what is in or not in the bill.
I did find out that an earmark for this was originally placed in a Defense Bill.
Either way what does this institute which will include an exact replica of the Senate floor to be built on the college campus have to do with health care or defense?
Maybe I am just lost in translation
Maybe I am getting old but I am beginning to lose things in translation.
Here are a few examples.
Transparency in Government
Vice President Biden is holding hearings on transparency in government.
Sounds good right?
But he is holding them behind closed doors with no media access.
Am I missing something?
Disaster Relief for Haiti
Hundreds of millions have been donated to support the relief effort in Haiti.
Sounds good right?
Unfortunately only a fraction of this money will actually make it to Haiti.
Even though they advertise these appeals as Haiti Relief efforts if you read the fine print all the money goes into the organization’s general fund and is distributed or not at the discretion of the organization.
There is one organization that has collected over $40 million but has only allocated a little over $10 million to Haiti Relief.
The same thing happened after 9/11 and Katrina.
Whatever happened to truth in advertising?
We Got You Covered
In the ongoing battle between wireless providers they keep attacking each other’s coverage.
In a recent advertisement Luke Wilson shows a map of coverage in New York.
The ad boasts coverage from Bridgeport to Hempstead to Princeton.
Isn’t Bridgeport in Connecticut and the last time I checked wasn’t Princeton in New Jersey?
Maybe that’s why they are having problems or am I missing something.
Hi I Just Moved Here and Want to Be Your Senator
More and more you see candidates who can’t win in their home states moving to other states to run for office.
Wasn’t the government set up so that states would have people that represent them not political parties?
Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?
The Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
I heard on the radio that there is a $20 million earmark in the current Health Care Bill for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate at the University of Massachusetts campus in Boston.
I tried to research this but despite claims of transparency (see item 1) it is still almost impossible to know what is in or not in the bill.
I did find out that an earmark for this was originally placed in a Defense Bill.
Either way what does this institute which will include an exact replica of the Senate floor to be built on the college campus have to do with health care or defense?
Maybe I am just lost in translation
Sunday, January 10, 2010
The Buck Stops Where?
Time and time again when elected officials attempt to make a point or show the American people that they are on top of things we always hear the phrase “The Buck Stops Here”
Unfortunately the buck hasn’t stopped anywhere near any of our elected officials in recent memory.
On the political side the problem is that we have allowed a situation to be set up where vital positions are no longer filled by qualified individuals but by people who have either helped the elected get into office or who are the pawns of lobbyists who funded the campaigns.
On the financial side we continue to elect people who have never met a dollar that they didn’t love to spend.
They not only spend the money that they have but continue to spend what we don’t have.
The recent near disaster is a perfect example.
A man on a terrorist watch lists gets on a plane with explosives and Janet Napolitano the Director of Homeland Security states that the system worked properly.
The day after the attack, Michael Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, created after 9/11 to receive and analyze data from throughout the intelligence system goes on a ski trip.
In the real world both of these people would have been relieved of their positions.
But in the real world people are responsible for their positions and held accountable for their decisions.
But Washington has not been a part of the real world for a long time.
And it is obvious that the buck did not stop at either of their desks or at the desk of their boss.
And I can almost guarantee that any decisions being made will most definitely include the passing of millions of more bucks to the TSA which has wasted billions since 9/11.
Audit results have been ignored as is always the case when you have a self monitoring situation.
And needless to say the buck has never stopped with the TSA.
This is not a knock on the current administration as this is nothing new.
Going back to the Bush Administration one only has to look at the identification of remains at Ground Zero.
Even though two additional victims were identified last week the numbers of identifications over the past few years have been few and far between.
A few years ago a multi-million dollar contract was awarded to Logistics Health Inc. that promised a significant increase in identifications.
Here is some background as to how that company got the contract.
This contract was awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which happens to be a part of the Health and Human
Services Department, which just so happened to be run by Tommy Thompson during Bush's first term, who also happens to be president of Logistics Health Inc, which just by chance is the firm that was awarded the contract.
So you see unfortunately that’s the way positions are filled and contracts awarded.
The bottom line is if we don’t change the process the buck will not stop until it finds its way into the pocket of some political crony and as
for responsibility and accountability we will continue to have none.
If the current administration really wants to prove they are serious they can start with an independent audit of the TSA.
I am sure the results would shock not only them but all of us as well.
Unfortunately the buck hasn’t stopped anywhere near any of our elected officials in recent memory.
On the political side the problem is that we have allowed a situation to be set up where vital positions are no longer filled by qualified individuals but by people who have either helped the elected get into office or who are the pawns of lobbyists who funded the campaigns.
On the financial side we continue to elect people who have never met a dollar that they didn’t love to spend.
They not only spend the money that they have but continue to spend what we don’t have.
The recent near disaster is a perfect example.
A man on a terrorist watch lists gets on a plane with explosives and Janet Napolitano the Director of Homeland Security states that the system worked properly.
The day after the attack, Michael Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, created after 9/11 to receive and analyze data from throughout the intelligence system goes on a ski trip.
In the real world both of these people would have been relieved of their positions.
But in the real world people are responsible for their positions and held accountable for their decisions.
But Washington has not been a part of the real world for a long time.
And it is obvious that the buck did not stop at either of their desks or at the desk of their boss.
And I can almost guarantee that any decisions being made will most definitely include the passing of millions of more bucks to the TSA which has wasted billions since 9/11.
Audit results have been ignored as is always the case when you have a self monitoring situation.
And needless to say the buck has never stopped with the TSA.
This is not a knock on the current administration as this is nothing new.
Going back to the Bush Administration one only has to look at the identification of remains at Ground Zero.
Even though two additional victims were identified last week the numbers of identifications over the past few years have been few and far between.
A few years ago a multi-million dollar contract was awarded to Logistics Health Inc. that promised a significant increase in identifications.
Here is some background as to how that company got the contract.
This contract was awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which happens to be a part of the Health and Human
Services Department, which just so happened to be run by Tommy Thompson during Bush's first term, who also happens to be president of Logistics Health Inc, which just by chance is the firm that was awarded the contract.
So you see unfortunately that’s the way positions are filled and contracts awarded.
The bottom line is if we don’t change the process the buck will not stop until it finds its way into the pocket of some political crony and as
for responsibility and accountability we will continue to have none.
If the current administration really wants to prove they are serious they can start with an independent audit of the TSA.
I am sure the results would shock not only them but all of us as well.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
9/11 Health Care Our View
There has been a lot of craziness going on surrounding the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act so we thought that we would give our perspective.
The act has been stalled in the House Health Subcommittee since July with little or no activity.
Rep. Frank Pallone has stated that he is doing all that he can to move the bill along but he does need to take at least some of the blame for the inactivity considering that in a press release this past September 11 he stated that he will be scheduling a mark-up of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 in the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee at the end of this month. At the same time, Pallone, who chairs the Health Subcommittee, urged all supporters of the measure to mobilize and to press other members of the subcommittee to provide enough votes for approval. "We can start the momentum with a mark-up, but we need to generate enough support to get it voted out of the subcommittee," said Pallone. "The emergency responders put their lives on the line when they were needed, we should respond to their needs now."
It is now 2010 and nothing has happened.
The least he can do is co-sponsor the bill as I do not see his name on the list of co-sponsors (see below)
That being said there are plenty of others to blame including the other 103 co-sponsors and the 331 representatives that have not co-sponsored the bill.
We need to go after them to put pressure to get this bill out of committee.
I have been told that there are three reasons why there has been no movement.
Primary Reason
Orders from the top (Obama and Pelosi) have pulled all available resources and put them on the National Health Care Bill.
I have been told that there are very few resources available to work on anything else.
If this is the case it is a very sad commentary on the ways things are getting done.
Also the veil of secrecy that continues to shield activity makes it very difficult to get the real story.
Secondary Concerns
It appears that members of the subcommittee as well of other members of Congress are concerned that the bill not only covers responders but residents and workers in NYC as well.
They tend to think that this is a New York issue and not a national concern.
Our response to that is that once Christie Whitman as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (a Federal Agency) made a public statement assuring everyone that the air quality was fine in New York City shortly after 9/11 this became a Federal issue.
There is also a concern that NYC was already given $1 billion to support health claims resulting from 9/11 but has only used that money to pay lawyers to fight the claims.
Unfortunately we cannot argue this point as it is a disgrace the way the Captive Insurance Corp under the guidance of Mayor Bloomberg has handled 9/11 health claims over the past 5 years.
The final issue is that of the many undocumented workers that are also covered under the current version of the bill.
It appears that many of the members of the committee are leery about opening up a can of worms if coverage is expanded to cover this portion of the population.
To this point we really do not have an answer but one would think they would be able to work something out.
So those are the facts as we know them.
Although most of the attention has been about the first responder portion of the bill because of the way our government works there are always other things involved.
Our recommendation would be to continue to reach out to your Representative to get him or her on board.
We would also like to know why Obama and Pelosi are allowed to basically bring all other work to a halt by assigning resources to their pet projects and why hasn’t the media been all over this.
We would ask Representative Pallone to at least co-sponsor the bill to show his support.
Finally we hope that everyone realizes that this is just the first step as if we do get these issues worked out there is still the Senate version of the bill S.1334 which currently only has 3 co-sponsors which will need to be addressed.
We hope this makes things a little clearer and we will continue to support this effort and keep you updated.
Below please find some additional information on both bills.
Dennis McKeon
150-L Greaves Lane # 312
Staten Island, NY 10308
718-966-6531
H.R.847 Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (103) Related Bills: S.1334 Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
COSPONSORS(103), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] - 2/4/2009
Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 5/4/2009
Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] - 2/4/2009
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 10/20/2009
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 2/10/2009
Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] - 3/5/2009
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 2/4/2009
Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 5/7/2009
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 12/15/2009
Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 2/4/2009
Rep Cao, Anh "Joseph" [LA-2] - 12/1/2009
Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] - 9/15/2009
Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] - 10/22/2009
Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] - 9/16/2009
Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] - 4/22/2009
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 2/4/2009
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 4/29/2009
Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry" [VA-11] - 2/13/2009
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 3/31/2009
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 7/31/2009
Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] - 2/4/2009
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 12/1/2009
Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [PA-3] - 3/26/2009
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 3/4/2009
Rep Dent, Charles W. [PA-15] - 3/5/2009
Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] - 3/5/2009
Rep Ellsworth, Brad [IN-8] - 10/20/2009
Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 2/4/2009
Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] - 3/26/2009
Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 7/28/2009
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 11/19/2009
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 5/20/2009
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 7/28/2009
Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 2/10/2009
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 3/4/2009
Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] - 2/4/2009
Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] - 11/19/2009
Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27] - 2/4/2009
Rep Himes, James A. [CT-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 2/4/2009
Rep Hodes, Paul W. [NH-2] - 7/9/2009
Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] - 12/1/2009
Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 3/10/2009
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 2/4/2009
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 11/16/2009
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 9/10/2009
Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 2/4/2009
Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] - 3/4/2009
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 3/4/2009
Rep Lance, Leonard [NJ-7] - 2/25/2009
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 3/10/2009
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 3/4/2009
Rep Lee, Christopher J. [NY-26] - 2/4/2009
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 3/4/2009
Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] - 9/22/2009
Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] - 2/4/2009
Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] - 12/1/2009
Rep Maffei, Daniel B. [NY-25] - 2/4/2009
Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] - 12/2/2009
Rep Massa, Eric J. J. [NY-29] - 2/4/2009
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] - 6/4/2009
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 12/15/2009
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 2/4/2009
Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] - 2/4/2009
Rep McMahon, Michael E. [NY-13] - 2/4/2009
Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] - 2/4/2009
Rep Murphy, Christopher S. [CT-5] - 3/10/2009
Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] - 11/19/2009
Rep Murphy, Scott [NY-20] - 7/15/2009
Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 9/16/2009
Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 2/4/2009
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 12/1/2009
Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] - 11/19/2009
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 12/1/2009
Rep Nye, Glenn C., III [VA-2] - 12/8/2009
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] - 2/4/2009
Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR] - 3/16/2009
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 2/4/2009
Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] - 12/16/2009
Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 12/1/2009
Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 10/13/2009
Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] - 9/16/2009
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 2/10/2009
Rep Schauer, Mark H. [MI-7] - 5/7/2009
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 7/9/2009
Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 2/4/2009
Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] - 3/12/2009
Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] - 12/1/2009
Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] - 9/22/2009
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 3/16/2009
Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 2/10/2009
Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] - 9/10/2009
Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] - 2/4/2009
Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] - 10/13/2009
Rep Tonko, Paul D. [NY-21] - 2/4/2009
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 2/4/2009
Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 11/19/2009
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 3/24/2009
Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] - 12/9/2009
Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] - 2/4/2009
Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 4/22/2009
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 2/4/2009
S.1334 Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 6/24/2009) Cosponsors (3) Related Bills: H.R.847 Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
COSPONSORS(3), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 6/24/2009
Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 6/24/2009
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 6/24/2009
The Rich Get Richer and the Sick Continue to Suffer http://www.where-to-turn.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=46070
The act has been stalled in the House Health Subcommittee since July with little or no activity.
Rep. Frank Pallone has stated that he is doing all that he can to move the bill along but he does need to take at least some of the blame for the inactivity considering that in a press release this past September 11 he stated that he will be scheduling a mark-up of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009 in the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee at the end of this month. At the same time, Pallone, who chairs the Health Subcommittee, urged all supporters of the measure to mobilize and to press other members of the subcommittee to provide enough votes for approval. "We can start the momentum with a mark-up, but we need to generate enough support to get it voted out of the subcommittee," said Pallone. "The emergency responders put their lives on the line when they were needed, we should respond to their needs now."
It is now 2010 and nothing has happened.
The least he can do is co-sponsor the bill as I do not see his name on the list of co-sponsors (see below)
That being said there are plenty of others to blame including the other 103 co-sponsors and the 331 representatives that have not co-sponsored the bill.
We need to go after them to put pressure to get this bill out of committee.
I have been told that there are three reasons why there has been no movement.
Primary Reason
Orders from the top (Obama and Pelosi) have pulled all available resources and put them on the National Health Care Bill.
I have been told that there are very few resources available to work on anything else.
If this is the case it is a very sad commentary on the ways things are getting done.
Also the veil of secrecy that continues to shield activity makes it very difficult to get the real story.
Secondary Concerns
It appears that members of the subcommittee as well of other members of Congress are concerned that the bill not only covers responders but residents and workers in NYC as well.
They tend to think that this is a New York issue and not a national concern.
Our response to that is that once Christie Whitman as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (a Federal Agency) made a public statement assuring everyone that the air quality was fine in New York City shortly after 9/11 this became a Federal issue.
There is also a concern that NYC was already given $1 billion to support health claims resulting from 9/11 but has only used that money to pay lawyers to fight the claims.
Unfortunately we cannot argue this point as it is a disgrace the way the Captive Insurance Corp under the guidance of Mayor Bloomberg has handled 9/11 health claims over the past 5 years.
The final issue is that of the many undocumented workers that are also covered under the current version of the bill.
It appears that many of the members of the committee are leery about opening up a can of worms if coverage is expanded to cover this portion of the population.
To this point we really do not have an answer but one would think they would be able to work something out.
So those are the facts as we know them.
Although most of the attention has been about the first responder portion of the bill because of the way our government works there are always other things involved.
Our recommendation would be to continue to reach out to your Representative to get him or her on board.
We would also like to know why Obama and Pelosi are allowed to basically bring all other work to a halt by assigning resources to their pet projects and why hasn’t the media been all over this.
We would ask Representative Pallone to at least co-sponsor the bill to show his support.
Finally we hope that everyone realizes that this is just the first step as if we do get these issues worked out there is still the Senate version of the bill S.1334 which currently only has 3 co-sponsors which will need to be addressed.
We hope this makes things a little clearer and we will continue to support this effort and keep you updated.
Below please find some additional information on both bills.
Dennis McKeon
150-L Greaves Lane # 312
Staten Island, NY 10308
718-966-6531
H.R.847 Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (103) Related Bills: S.1334 Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
COSPONSORS(103), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] - 2/4/2009
Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 5/4/2009
Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] - 2/4/2009
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 10/20/2009
Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 2/10/2009
Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] - 3/5/2009
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 2/4/2009
Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 5/7/2009
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 12/15/2009
Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 2/4/2009
Rep Cao, Anh "Joseph" [LA-2] - 12/1/2009
Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] - 9/15/2009
Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] - 10/22/2009
Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11] - 9/16/2009
Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] - 4/22/2009
Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 2/4/2009
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 4/29/2009
Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry" [VA-11] - 2/13/2009
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 3/31/2009
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 7/31/2009
Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] - 2/4/2009
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 12/1/2009
Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [PA-3] - 3/26/2009
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 3/4/2009
Rep Dent, Charles W. [PA-15] - 3/5/2009
Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] - 3/5/2009
Rep Ellsworth, Brad [IN-8] - 10/20/2009
Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 2/4/2009
Rep Etheridge, Bob [NC-2] - 3/26/2009
Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 7/28/2009
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 11/19/2009
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 5/20/2009
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 7/28/2009
Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 2/10/2009
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 3/4/2009
Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] - 2/4/2009
Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] - 11/19/2009
Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27] - 2/4/2009
Rep Himes, James A. [CT-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 2/4/2009
Rep Hodes, Paul W. [NH-2] - 7/9/2009
Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] - 12/1/2009
Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] - 3/10/2009
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 2/4/2009
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 11/16/2009
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 9/10/2009
Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 2/4/2009
Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] - 3/4/2009
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 3/4/2009
Rep Lance, Leonard [NJ-7] - 2/25/2009
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 3/10/2009
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 3/4/2009
Rep Lee, Christopher J. [NY-26] - 2/4/2009
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 3/4/2009
Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] - 9/22/2009
Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] - 2/4/2009
Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] - 12/1/2009
Rep Maffei, Daniel B. [NY-25] - 2/4/2009
Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] - 12/2/2009
Rep Massa, Eric J. J. [NY-29] - 2/4/2009
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 2/4/2009
Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] - 6/4/2009
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 12/15/2009
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 2/4/2009
Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] - 2/4/2009
Rep McMahon, Michael E. [NY-13] - 2/4/2009
Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] - 2/4/2009
Rep Murphy, Christopher S. [CT-5] - 3/10/2009
Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] - 11/19/2009
Rep Murphy, Scott [NY-20] - 7/15/2009
Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 9/16/2009
Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 2/4/2009
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 12/1/2009
Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] - 11/19/2009
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 12/1/2009
Rep Nye, Glenn C., III [VA-2] - 12/8/2009
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] - 2/4/2009
Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR] - 3/16/2009
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 2/4/2009
Rep Reichert, David G. [WA-8] - 12/16/2009
Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 12/1/2009
Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 10/13/2009
Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] - 9/16/2009
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 2/10/2009
Rep Schauer, Mark H. [MI-7] - 5/7/2009
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 7/9/2009
Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 2/4/2009
Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] - 3/12/2009
Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] - 12/1/2009
Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] - 9/22/2009
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 3/16/2009
Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 2/10/2009
Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] - 9/10/2009
Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] - 2/4/2009
Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [MS-2] - 10/13/2009
Rep Tonko, Paul D. [NY-21] - 2/4/2009
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 2/4/2009
Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] - 11/19/2009
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 3/24/2009
Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] - 12/9/2009
Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] - 2/4/2009
Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 4/22/2009
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 2/4/2009
S.1334 Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 6/24/2009) Cosponsors (3) Related Bills: H.R.847 Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
COSPONSORS(3), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 6/24/2009
Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 6/24/2009
Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 6/24/2009
The Rich Get Richer and the Sick Continue to Suffer http://www.where-to-turn.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=46070
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