Hey,
Last night, the Senate blocked that $35 billion bill for states and localities to hire Firefighters and Cops as well as Teachers, marking it the 2nd defeat for President Obama’s jobs agenda in less than 2 weeks. The bill, which failed in a 50-50 vote, marked the first attempt by Senate Democrats to move pieces of the president’s American Jobs Act that was defeated by a Senate filibuster last week.
Des Moines (IA) Firefighter Kirk Pederson, 49 has died from cancer. His death from cancer is being classified as in the line of duty in light of a 2009 state law. After a seven month battle, Kirk died Monday from lung and throat cancer. A fellow Firefighter stated that Pederson was a fitness buff and non-smoker, yet he still developed lung cancer that spread to several other organs. FF Pederson’s death was ruled in the line of duty under Iowa’s cancer presumption law, which presumes cancer develops in firefighters because of their exposure to toxins on the fireground. RIP
