The 9/11 Bill-again, A Quick Phone Call (The Secret List)

Hey,

Senators will try to attach 9/11 legislation to a military funding bill Tuesday (tomorrow) in a surprise gambit to break a logjam on help for 9/11 victims. The amendment would be identical to the $7.4 billion James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act pending in the House. Senate passage would raise the chances of getting the measure to President Obama, who vows to sign it. The measure to provide care for thousands of people sickened by exposure to Ground Zero would be offered by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of NY.

HOWEVER, there is a major catch. Some Senators are mounting a filibuster of the bill because other Senators have also added an amendment to end the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell policy," and another to grant kids of illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship if they are in the armed services or college.

Of course they did.

MORE HERE: http://tinyurl.com/3xq57h4

(TSL NOTE: Gang, we could care less if you are Democratic, Republican or whatever, the game playing with this bill is embarrassing. If you think the NY Firefighters and other responders will be the last victims of terrorism, needing assistance and this "9/11 thing" in NY doesn’t matter, you are missing the boat. Your political party means nothing on this issue, what matters is that we are letting down Firefighters, EMT’s, cops and others who are ranging everywhere from sick, to dying…and in this case, the "political" beat goes on. If you are a Firefighter, EMT or Cop in the United States, this very well could affect you next, no matter how you vote. Our Federally elected officials on both sides are missing the opportunity for leadership, again. Speak to them about it, not us.)

CAN YOU MAKE A QUICK PHONE CALL ON WEDNESDAY?

(For ALL Firefighters and EMS members)

Seriously, we need you to contact your Senators on Wednesday, September 22, and ask them to cosponsor the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2010 (S. 3756). READ WHY:

The national call-in day is being organized by the Public Safety Alliance whose leadership will be meeting on this critical issue with Congressional and Administration officials this week. The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2010 establishes a regulatory process and structure to allocate an additional 10 MHz of communications spectrum (the D Block) directly to public safety rather than auctioning the spectrum to the private sector. It sets aside funding from other auction proceeds to construct a nationwide, interoperable mobile wireless broadband network hardened to public safety requirements. This will improve our nation’s Firefighters, EMT’s and Police Officers with new communications technologies that are urgently needed.

Please JUST take two simple steps on (this Wednesday) September 22:

Call your senators and ask them to co-sponsor the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2010 (S. 3756). Contact information for your senators is available HERE: http://www.senate.gov/

FORWARD this request to YOUR e-mail list and ask them to call their senators too.

For more information on the D Block, GO HERE: http://www.psafirst.org/

LOOK: The Fire Service is very close to successful legislation that will help to build a Nationwide Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network which will transform emergency communications forever. We are at a pivotal point where every voice of the fire service is needed to send a message to each of our respective members of Congress. Please take a moment to make the call and have your Brothers and Sisters do it as well.

Take Care,

BillyG

The Secret List 10-20-10 / 2212 Hours

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