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The citys firefighter unions slammed Sunday a decision by lawmakers two days earlier to strip vital health care funds for 9/11 first responders from the federal budget after Elon Musk and Donald Trump nuked a stopgap spending plan, threatening a government shutdown.
The one thing we were able to fall back on was people wouldnt forget and they would always stand beside us, said James Brosi, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association. Unfortunately twenty-some-odd-years later, people are starting to forget. It is unimaginable that we would have to come down here and ask Congress to do the right thing.
After two failed votes by the GOP-led House of Representatives, Congress passed a stopgap bill to fund the government Friday, but it removed legislation that would have fully funded the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040, 9/11 advocates said.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/nyc-firefighter-unions-blast-house-210700244.html
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Don't blame me, I voted for Harris!
Vinca
(51,233 posts)It is no longer politically expedient to be patriotic... or to "care".
yardwork
(64,735 posts)Irish_Dem
(59,688 posts)Sounds like the Firefighters don't yet understand how the new system works.
One million dollars to Trump laundered by calling it an inauguration donation might work.
Beachnutt
(8,178 posts)Dear Maga
I regret to inform you that the dildo of consequences rarely if ever arrives with lube...
dsc
(52,692 posts)given that they endorsed Trump, whose fault it is that the bill went down.
EarthFirst
(3,198 posts)MAGA support for first responders and veterans is a consumer product; not an ethos.
DiverDave
(5,026 posts)An overwhelming number of firehouses vote for?
#FAFO
SocialDemocrat61
(3,065 posts)Link to tweet
@realDonaldTrump, I will introduce a new bill to fully fund the WTC health program on day one of the new Congress. I hope we can count on your help to get it done.
Beachnutt
(8,178 posts)and lets see how many rethugs support it and if Trusk will support it.
Another Democrat to the rescue.
Bettie
(17,389 posts)this is a group that voted for this.
So, they should be happy to get exactly what they voted for.
BoRaGard
(3,157 posts)Some folks are slow learners.
Cha
(305,853 posts)dem4decades
(11,984 posts)edhopper
(35,041 posts)Firefighters Booed New York Attorney General Who Sued Trump for Fraud.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-03-11/firefighters-booed-ny-attorney-general-who-prosecuted-trump-officials-are-investigating
Go fuck yourselves.
Autumn
(46,660 posts)Deep State Witch
(11,355 posts)The Firefighters' Union supported the Felon. Sorry that the leopards started to eat your faces even before he got into office.
Cha
(305,853 posts)"Against America".
JI7
(90,877 posts)JI7
(90,877 posts)the ones forgetting or letting their bigotry hide the truth is YOU.
XanaDUer2
(14,602 posts)Aristus
(68,615 posts)or the simple good sense, to vote for Kamala Harris, the way I, a 100% pro-union voter, did.
Fuck around, boys, and youll find out.