"There really is something inherently wrong in this. A provision in the new 9/11 health bill requires all 9/11 responders to be screened through the FBI’s Terrorism Watch List to receive treatment, The Huffington Post reported Thursday. Failure to comply will result in the responder not receiving treatment for ailments relating to the disaster. 'It’s comical at best, and I think it’s an insult to everyone who worked on The Pile and is sick and suffering from 9/11,' said John Feal, a former construction worker who lost half a foot at ground zero. After a heated debate, Congress passed a bill in December that would provide medical care to 9/11 responders, despite objections from Republicans that the bill was not funded properly. The terrorism watch list was added as an amendment by Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns, a Republican, and Democrats agreed to it to get the bill passed."
[Jon Stewart, who was such an effective voice on the passage of the Zadroga bill last December, dedicated a third of his program to this. I'll see if I can find a clip or two, though the original Comedy Central broadcast of The Daily Show is not available in Canada. (Another third of his program was an interview with Elizabeth Warren; all in all, a great episode. Stewart quote: You wonder sometimes how our government puts on its pants in the morning.
This is the best I could do. The segment is at mediaite.com, and you'll have to search for it there -- but it's worth it.]
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