The Lame Duck Session Keeps on Giving: 9/11 Rescuers Bill Passes
Steven L. Taylor
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Via CNN: Senate passes 9/11 rescuers bill
The bill passed on a voice vote on what is expected to be the final day of the lame-duck session of Congress. It now goes to the House, which also is expected to approve it and send it to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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ALL RIGHT! This has been a very good month indeed. Let’s get some help to the 9.11 responders post haste…