VIDEO: Weiner goes ballistic on House floor as failure of 9/11 health care bill angers Queens reps
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 14, District 7, District 9, Mayor, U.S. House on July 30, 2010 | No Comments
The bill required a supermajority and only 12 Republicans voted for the act, which proposed giving as much as $7.4 billion to people who were exposed to Ground Zero toxins, including first responders, firefighters, rescue workers, police officers, EMTs, cleanup workers, area residents and schoolchildren. This angered many Democrats, most notably Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills), who blew up at House Republicans during his remarks on the House floor.
