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Article: $70 MILLION FOR 9/11 HEALTH CARE IN HOUSE BILL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- February 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. (8th CD), issued the following press release:
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), and Michael McMahon (D-NY) announced that the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act (H.R. 1105) contains $70 million in new funding for federal 9/11 health programs. The House is likely to pass the omnibus spending bill tomorrow. The new funding, combined with $112 million carried over from previous years, would cover the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program's $182 million estimated cost for FY 2009.
The Members of Congress thanked Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI) for his ...