"It's Republicans wrapping their arms around Republicans rather than doing the right thing on behalf of the heroes."

July 30, 2010. Rep. Anthony Weiner spoke on the House floor last night in support of H.R. 847, the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which was blocked from passage by House Republicans. Rep. Weiner addresses some of the false arguments Republicans were using in their opposition to the bill. The vote was 255 to 159 in support of the bill, short of the 2/3 needed for passage. 155 Republicans voted against the legislation, which would have provided up to $7.4 billion in medical monitoring and treatment to World Trade Center responders and survivors exposed to toxins at Ground Zero.