More information: Aye versus Yea Explained
This might have been me — or one of the other 40,000 rescue workers
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Last night, the House of Representatives voted on HR847, the James Zadroga bill, which would provide people like me, who participated in the rescue effort after 9/11, with health care. It was defeated (narrowly). So, I've been wallowing in a funk of depression and disgust.
govtrack.us has a handy-dandy breakdown of the vote, and I am copying it here:
House Vote On Passage: H.R. 847: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
| Number: | House Vote #491 in 2010 [primary source: house.gov] |
| Date: | Jul 29, 2010 9:46PM |
| Result: | Failed |
| Bill: |  H.R. 847: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 |
Needed To Win | ||||||||
| 255 | (59%) | 243 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 159 | (37%) | 4 | 155 | 0 | ||||
| 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | (4%) | 7 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Required: | 2/3 of 414 votes (=276 votes) (Vacancies in Congress will affect vote totals.) |  |  |  | ||||
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