The Maui News - Weekender

House approves 9/11 victims bill

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WASHINGTON — The House has overwhelmi­ngly approved a bill ensuring that a victims compensati­on fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.

The 402-12 vote Friday sends the bill to the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to call it up before the August recess.

Lawmakers from both parties hailed the vote, which comes a month after comedian Jon Stewart sharply criticized Congress for failing to act. Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders, told lawmakers they were showing “disrespect” to first responders now suffering from respirator­y ailments and other illnesses as a result of their recovery work at the former World Trade Center site in New York City.

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