now there are rumblings that it could be included in a comprehensive spending bill that s expected to come up next week. this is a bill that if they pass it it would permanently extend these health benefits for first responders so they stop having to go to capitol hill begging every few years. well, tonight we reached out to speaker paul ryan s office for confirmation as to whether or not this thing is ever going to get a freaking vote. a member of his office responded with this. speaker ryan has committed to reauthorize the program, and he will keep his word. we expect it will be included in one of the year-end legislative items. we have not stated what vehicle at this point, but it ll get done. it s not that this thing doesn t have support. you need 218 votes to pass something in the house. this has 266 co-sponsors. 75 of whom are republican. it only needs to get brought out for a vote. it just needs to be the leadership saying let s vote on it. in the meantime people like ray pfei
perspective. perspective. meanwhile, we re picking up business cards from these guys. meanwhile, we re picking up business cards. what you saw there were the prayer cards that fdny veteran ray pfeiffer has collected after attending the wakes of first responders who died, both on 9/11 and in the years since. at this point he says he has about 50 of them and the stack keeps growing. since this past 9/11 anniversary alone, 19 first responders have died from 9/11-related illnesses. 19 in the last three months. so the 9/11 health care and compensation act was first passed in 2010 thanks in large part to jon stewart s shaming members of congress into supporting it. but much of that law expired in october. and the rest is going to expire next year unless congress acts. so far congress has not acted. it was widely expected that the 9/11 bill would be included in this month s transportation bill. but senator mitch mcconnell stripped it out of that legislation. now there are rumblings that
that s expected to come up next week. this is a bill that if they pass it it would permanently extend these health benefits for first responders so they stop having to go to capitol hill begging every few years. well, tonight we reached out to speaker paul ryan s office for confirmation as to whether or not this thing is ever going to get a freaking vote. a member of his office responded with this. speaker ryan has committed to reauthorize the program, and he will keep his word. we expect it will be included in one of the year-end legislative items. we have not stated what vehicle at this point, but it ll get done. it s not that this thing doesn t have support. you need 218 votes to pass something in the house. this has 266 co-sponsors. 75 of whom are republican. it only needs to get brought out for a vote. it just needs to be the leadership saying let s vote on it. in the meantime people like ray pfeiffer are still collecting prayer cards waiting for congress to act. joining us now
i worked with. over the years. so these come with me wherever i go. those guys. you get stage 4 cancer, you don t complain. meanwhile, we re picking up business cards from these guys. meanwhile, we re picking up business cards. what you saw there were the prayer cards that fdny veteran ray pfeiffer has collected after attending the wakes of first responders who died, both on 9/11 and in the years since. at this point he says he has about 50 of them and the stack keeps growing. since this past 9/11 anniversary alone, 19 first responders have died from 9/11-related illnesses. 19 in the last three months. so the 9/11 health care and compensation act was first passed in 2010 thanks in large part to jon stewart s shaming members of congress into supporting it. but much of that law expired in october. and the rest is going to expire next year unless congress acts. so far congress has not acted. it was widely expected that the 9/11 bill would be included in this month s transportation bil
battalion and guys i just i knew. i worked with. over the years. so these come with me wherever i go. those guys. you get stage 4 cancer, you don t complain. i got 14 more years than my friends. they re all here. i look at them to put realistic terms of what s going on in life. right. perspective. perspective. meanwhile, we re picking up business cards from these guys. meanwhile, we re picking up business cards. what you saw there were the prayer cards that fdny veteran ray pfeiffer has collected after attending the wakes of first responders who died, both on 9/11 and in the years since. at this point he says he has about 50 of them and the stack keeps growing. since this past 9/11 anniversary alone, 19 first responders have died from 9/11-related illnesses. 19 in the last three months. so the 9/11 health care and compensation act was first