Backers of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act have pared down the price tag of the first responders' bill and changed its funding mechanism to try and win passage in the U.S. Senate before Congress goes home for Christmas.U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, both New York Democrats, spent Sunday and Monday wooing members of the U.S. House to accept the proposed compromise with Senate Republicans.The bill passed the House by a vote of 268-160 on Sept. 29 but failed a Senate procedural vote earlier this month. Gillibrand and Schumer reduced the total money avail...
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