国际英语资讯:U.S. House overwhelmingly passes bill to re-authorize funding for 9/11 victims
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 12-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 11 <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 402-12 <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="signalling">signalling</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 11 <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> 2020, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expire">expire</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 18 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span>," <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Congresswoman">Congresswoman</span> <span word="Carolyn">Carolyn</span> <span word="Maloney">Maloney</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> ... <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>."</p><p><span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Majority">Majority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Victim">Victim</span> <span word="Compensation">Compensation</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horrific">horrific</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="in">in</span> 2001.</p><p><span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spurred">spurred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="Jon">Jon</span> <span word="Stewart">Stewart</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="campaigned">campaigned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lambasted">lambasted</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>," <span word="Stewart">Stewart</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="responders">responders</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, "18 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>,<span word="do">do</span> <span word="yours">yours</span>!"</p>
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