Just curious. It wasn't attached to anything else. There were no riders. It would have benefited all the 9/11 First Responders medical aid for the cancers they got from being exposed to Ground Zero. So, all I can think is that the Republicans are so selfish, and self-centered, and greedy, and petty, as to fight it just because it came from the Democrats.
Oh, and don't think I'm joking. I'm dead sober, and dead serious. There is no fucking excuse for this. I yearn to hear the "reasoning" behind this decision.....