Obama Signs Health Benefits Bill for Sept. 11 Responders
On Sunday, President Obama signed into law legislation (HR 847) that will provide health care and compensation to responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Lawmakers reached a compromise to reduce the cost of the bill, which is projected at $4.2 billion.
- "Obama Signs Sept. 11 First Responders Bill" (Pace, AP/Miami Herald, 1/2).