Law Nothelfer Fri: Obama blesses billion from help hints rescuers of 9 / 11

Help for sick rescue of 11 September 2001: U.S. President Obama has signed a controversial law to get what police officers, firefighters and other workers who were at the World Trade Center in operation, a total of four billion dollars. Washington - They put their own lives to save others. Now get the workers, who on 11 September 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York were in use, a billion aid from the U.S.

government. More than nine years after the terrorist attacks Barack Obama on Sunday signed a law for helpers with health sequelae. As the White House spokesman, Bill Burton, said, according to the news channel CNN, Obama provided his signature in his vacation in Hawaii. The law provides money available for police officers, firefighters and recovery workers who helped after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and affected by pollutants in the smoldering ruins.

Even residents of the disaster area will be helped with the health care package. The available total not in next five years to over four billion dollars (about 3 billion euros). The law had long been demanded by New York's politicians who urged that the federal government must take responsibility for health damages of the worst terrorist attacks on U.S.

soil. The Republicans blocked a long time against such a grant, because they considered the cost too high. After massive protests but eventually they agreed with the Democrats. New York has brought its own aid package already on the way: In November, the city announced plans to pay more than 10,000 workers a total of 625 million dollars that were sick by the toxic dust from cancer, serious lung problems or other ailments.

The attacks in September 2001 almost 3,000 people were killed when terrorists two airplanes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center flew. Body parts still to be found.

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