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Re: Jon Stewart in front of Congress

Posted by Spider-Pig on Wed Jun 12 09:56:24 2019, in response to Re: Jon Stewart in front of Congress, posted by chicagomotorman on Wed Jun 12 09:52:40 2019.

In February 2009, Congresswoman Maloney introduced the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which eventually passed following a protracted political battle in 2010. The U.S. House passed a new version of the act[5] in September 2010. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg asked the Senate to do the same.[6] In a Senate vote held on December 9, 2010, Democrats were unable to break a Republican filibuster against the bill.[7] Opposed Republicans expressed concerns over the $7.4 billion cost of the bill.[7] According to Republicans, the provisions to cover the cost of the healthcare program via an excise tax increase on foreign-made goods would violate international tax treaties.[8][9] They also raised concerns about creating an expansive new healthcare entitlement program and re-opening the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.[10] Many Republicans refused to end the filibuster until the Bush tax cuts were extended. Forty-two Senate Republicans had signed a pledge to filibuster all bills until the Bush tax cuts were renewed and the government was appropriately funded for the next several months.[9][11] With only 57 votes to end the Senate filibuster and an incoming influx of Republicans in the wake of the 2010 Congressional Elections, the bill's future looked increasingly doubtful towards the end of 2010.[9]