Rep. Johnson's statement on House passage of the 9/11 first responders health bill

Congressman Hank Johnson represents Georgia's Fourth Congressional District and serves in the House leadership as Regional Whip for the Southeast. He praised today's House passage of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 to provide $4.2 billion to pay for the health care of first responders during the attacks of 9-11:

“The first responders who rushed to the World Trade Center towers to help save Americans on 9-11 now suffer from decreased lung capacity, lung cancer and other debilitating illnesses due to exposure to toxic chemicals at the attack site. It is our duty as Americans to take care of the people who sacrificed so much for us.”

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