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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
See this is what I was asking, they have insurance, is it not paying for everything?
I've had some great insurance in my life, mostly while being in a union. I would like to know more about why the insurance is not paying for these problems and putting it off on the taxpayers. As for the bill, pass it, we need to take care of our own. But insurance companies for firefighters and Cops and aid workers should be better
Now if we can stop support of all these foreign nations that don't like us
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Many of these people have lost their jobs due to the illnesses they have gotten. With that loss they have lost their health insurance or the quality of their insurnace has been greatly reduced. They are on disability/workman's comp which doesn't want to cover them. that is part of the reason why this is happening. Did you see what I posted earlier. The 60 minutes piece that that a hospital is working with and tracking a large number of first responders and that about 40% of them don't have health insurance.
Also there are many republicans not supporting the bill because they signed the letter to oppose any legislation until they got the tax cut bill taken care of. A few republicans have even said they would like to look at it, but they can't because that it the position they have taken. Maybe now that the tax bill is done they will let it be brought back to the floor.