You can tell the media is ineffectual when Jon Stewart is the only "newscaster" to actually report the news. Here is his most recent reporting on the entire Republican caucus - all 42 members - in the United States Senate refusing to allow a vote on providing healthcare for 9/11 first responders because millionaires haven't had tax cuts yet:
He was even the only "news" program to actually interview first responders, although to give them credit, Fox News found plenty of first responders to interview when they wanted to scare us about an Islamic community center in downtown Manhattan:
According to
Open Congress, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, which has already passed the House, is
designed to improve health services and provide financial compensation for 9/11 first responders who were exposed to dangerous toxins and are now sick as a result. It would establish a federal program to provide medical monitoring and treatment for first responders, provide initial health screenings for people who were in the area at the time of the attack and may be at risk, and reopen the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund to provide compensation for losses and harm as an alternative to the current litigation system.
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