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This in particular

Sen. Susan Collins (news, bio, voting record), chair of the Senate
Homeland Security Committee, said she was worried the bill may leave out rescuers who responded to the
Pentagon or the United Flight 93 plane crash in Shanskville, Pa., on that fateful day.

"Clearly we should make every effort to respond to and to monitor the health problems of those who were at or near ground zero on that day," Collins said. "I am concerned that the amendment only applies to those first responders in New York City ... That just doesn't seem fair to me."

Fair? Is it fair NYC gets hosed on the amount of aid for homeland security? Now you want to play politics with this? Unless I am missing something there were no long term health risk resulting from the aftermath of the flight 93 or Pentagon crash. WTC was totally unique. In the size of the buildings that crashed and amount of debris.

Not stepping up to the plate for those who did on and after 9-11 is sickening