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9/11 compansation fund

Grimm Punishing 9/11 Victims Because Of Publicity Snub?

Source: FacebookCongressman Michael Grimm is allegedly ignoring legislation that would unlock millions of dollars in compensation funds for 9/11 victims because he wasn’t invited to press conference hosted by the Fealgood Foundation. The New York Post is reporting [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/peeved_

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[UPDATED] U.S. Reps Preparing Amendment To Restore Dedicated Mass Transit Funding

"Unanticipated Quiet" courtesy of Jason NewmanA bipartisan group of Congressmen, including several local pols, are preparing an amendment that would restore dedicated mass transit funding to the House’s surface transportation funding bill. Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Steve Latourette (R-Ohio), Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon), Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.