to do anything on your own terms, don t you realize what this job meant? in terms of the other options, obviously there s all this attention on paul ryan. he could not be more clear that he doesn t want it. we ve heard that both john boehner and kevin mccarthy want him, they don t care he said no, they re trying to do their best o to push him into doing it. do you have any indication of what might happen in terms of that lobbying effort with paul ryan? he announced today, or actually it was broken today that he suspended doing fund-raisers for the next 48 hours, which a lot of people took as a sign that he may be reading the tea leaves. these are bidenesque tea leaves at this point. that he might actually run. or might actually become speaker. honestly, it s not in his best interests. so if he ever wants to run for higher office, this a part-time this is not a part-time job. this is a very temporary job. whoever is the next speaker is not likely to last beyond the next 18 months le
he was one of the first responders who went door to door on capitol hill earlier this month. and from their experience that day, it kind of seemed like the lobbying was working. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell promised action on the bill that day, which is a big deal considering that senator mcconnell voted against the legislation when it came up five years ago. but in the two weeks since that apparently successful lobbying effort, the thing still has not been brought up for a vote, despite surprising overwhelming support in both chambers. there isn t like there is some urgency here. more than 1700 first responders have died from 9/11 related illnesses. and since this past september 11th, the anniversary we hit a few weeks ago, another seven first responders have died. we learned of the latest one just tonight, seven first responders in the past 19 days as congress continues to complicate an unnecessarily an unnecessarily uncomplicated decision, right?
can i just ask about what i was sort of supposing about that lobbying effort, it seems like lawmakers are not telling you no. it doesn t seem like they re giving you a lot of resistance to the bill. it seems like they think it will pass, they re just not working on it. you know, i m not so worried about the bill itself passing. it is going to pass. i m more concerned with their lack of urgency on the hill about when it does pass. the bill that is on our door tonight, the money will start to run out, but they re worried more about this winter letting doctors go and staff go at the hospital. it is an urgent matter. my friend s cancer does not run out tonight at midnight. my illnesses, all of our illnesses do not run out tonight at midnight. can i ask you what you did in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and what kind of health issues it has caused for you? well, i was in the city working with my friend jim
worked at ground zero and fighting on capitol hill for the extension of the 9/11 health benefits in the bill due to expire in a couple of hours tonight. dan, thank you very much for being here, nice to meet you. thank you for covering this story. we really appreciate it. can i just ask about what i was sort of supposing about that lobbying effort, it seems like lawmakers are not telling you no. it doesn t seem like they re giving you a lot of resistance to the bill. it seems like they think it will pass, they re just not working on it. you know, i m not so worried about the bill itself passing. it is going to pass. i m more concerned with their lack of urgency on the hill about when it does pass. the bill that is on our door tonight, the money will start to run out, but they re worried more about this winter letting doctors go and staff go at the hospital. it is an urgent matter. my friend s cancer does not run out tonight at midnight. my illnesses, all of our
there after for weeks to help with the recovery effort. many of the people he worked alongside on that pile in the years since, they have been diagnosed with life threatening illnesses linked to their time on that pile. and dan moynihan s case that included a tumor near his brain. he was one of the first responders who went door to door on capitol hill earlier this month. and from their experience that day, it kind of seemed like the lobbying was working. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell promised action on the bill that day, which is a big deal considering that senator mcconnell voted against the legislation when it came up five years ago. but in the two weeks since that apparently successful lobbying effort, the thing still has not been brought up for a vote, despite surprising overwhelming support in both chambers. there isn t like there is some urgency here. more than 1700 first responders have died from 9/11 related illnesses. and since this past september 11th, the anniversa