Mitch McConnell forgets fund to help 9/11 victims: 'Gosh, I hadn't looked at that lately'

[turbinetree]

By Emily Singer -
June 12, 2019

McConnell played dumb when asked whether he supported reauthorizing a fund to compensate sick and dying 9/11 first responders.

Republicans' mistreatment of 9/11 first responders — many of whom are sick and dying of cancer and other respiratory illnesses after heroically working at Ground Zero — is once again in the spotlight after comedian Jon Stewart went to the Hill to shame lawmakers for not reauthorizing funding for health care and other costs for first responders and other 9/11 victims.

The last time the fund was reauthorized was in 2015, when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell chose to block a permanent fund to compensate the victims. Thanks to McConnell, those victims are now in limbo because their compensation fund and the money within it are set to expire in 2020.

Yet when asked on Tuesday whether he supports reauthorizing the fund, McConnell played dumb.

"Gosh, I hadn't looked at that lately,""Gosh, I hadn't looked at that lately," McConnell told reporters on Capitol Hill. "I'll have to. We've always dealt with that in the past in a compassionate way, and I assume we will again."

https://shareblue.com/mitch-mcconnell-forgets-9-11-victims-fund-gosh/


Hey asshole while your corrupt wife is padding your state coffers to get you re-elected because of her position on a corrupt criminal cabinet, did you by chance there asshole think of this:
How many firefighters from your state went to New York and Virginia to help with the recovery on 09/11........................and are more than likely sick from that shit...........................so you can say..................

"Gosh, I hadn't looked at that lately," ....................................

[malaise]

1. THIS

The last time the fund was reauthorized was in 2015, when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell chose to block a permanent fund to compensate the victims. Thanks to McConnell, those victims are now in limbo because their compensation fund and the money within it are set to expire in 2020.

Get thee to the greatest page

[Leghorn21]

2. "Oh gosh oh golly, guess I been too busy schmoozing with my mobster buddy Oleg fkn Deripaska,

gosh, I’m so silly sometimes!!”

Fuck you and ALLLLL your mobster pals, motherfucker

[C_U_L8R]

3. He's such a cynical worm.

Fuck you Mitch.

[Midnight Writer]

4. A single phone call from a Koch brother would bring McConnell around, but don't hold your breath.

I believe it would be more effective to lobby the American oligarchs than our elected officials.

[mr_lebowski]

5. This better be plastered as the headline on NYT tomorrow, seriously ...

I have to go to 'shareblue' to read about it?

Not that shareblue isn't great but ... getting really sick of our mainstream media not covering the travesties of Turtleman and the Traitorous GOP Senate, instead electing to slavishly cover dipshit's inane fucking tweets, insane public utterances, and assorted petty squabbles ... 24/7.

[DeminPennswoods]

6. FTR, there are 2 9/11 funds for 1st responders

The one covering medical costs is funded through the year 2090. Presumably that one will take care of most of the medical costs of 9/11-related health care.

Those who lost loved ones in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks were compensated via the fund administered by Special Master Kenneth Fineberg. This fund is apparently running low on funds, but I'm not sure if it's the same one Stewart was testifying about.

[Frustratedlady]

7. I despise this animal...that, coming from an animal lover.

He is so cruel and a bigger liar than his love interest, Trump!

If I had my druthers, I'd rather see him disposed of by impeachment than Trump. At least Trump has an excuse of mental deterioration. McConnell's grin, as he lies, makes my stomach lining roll. Gag!

[Bayard]

8. Put him in a locked room with Jon Stewart

Who wins?

[uponit7771]

9. Republic need to be pointed out on this issue, truth is not partisan

[gohuskies]

10. Mitchie was too busy looking into feathering his nest with his corrupt earmarking scam

With the help of Madame Chou...

[Demon Dem]

11. I hate this Piece of Shit

Possibly more than I hate Trump himself!

[George II]

12. Those MFers keep implying or saying outright "it's a New York issue", yet they forget that....

....one of the attacks was on the Pentagon, just a few miles from where they WORK! Another was in Pennsylvania.

And volunteers from all over the country rushed to NYC to help in the recovery.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

13. "...in a compassionate way" -- like they only dealt with it because they want everyone to

know they're such unselfish humanitarians, not because they really believe in doing right by any of the little people, including first responders.

What a foul pile of stinking pig turds he is.

[diva77]

14. McTurd is too busy appointing Federalist Society judges who will rule against things

such as using fetal tissue for research to find cures for cancer.

[Captain Zero]

15. That stack of stuff he's doing nothing about...

Is blocking the other stacks of stuff he is doing nothing about. We pay him to get some stuff done, so all I can figure is someone is paying him more to do nothing.

[SunSeeker]

16. McConnell is such an evil, lying sack of shit.

[colsohlibgal]

17. Let's Retire This Jerk

So smarmy so evil, the Democrats need to go after him hard to retire him.

[applegrove]

18. Republicans play dumb all the time.