# Video of US Rep. Weiner ripping Repubs on 9/11 Bill **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [July 30, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-us-rep-weiner-ripping-repubs-on-9-11-bill/548617 "2010-07-30T20:36:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 37
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-us-rep-weiner-ripping-repubs-on-9-11-bill/548617/37 "2010-08-03T14:24:47Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > > [@gaffa](#): > > > > Cops and firefighters, yes. Construction workers and all the other men and women who labored day after day in a toxic environment trying to rescue victims and then more days to recover bodies? No. > > I’d be surprised if construction workers weren’t insured in NY but the bill was procedurally sabotaged at the last moment. Democrats brought it up for a 2/3’s vote to avoid discussion or amendments instead of a straight vote which would have passed easily. > > It will come up again for a normal vote and pass. Weiner should change his name Whiner. Who were the construction workers working for? You have insurance through your employer. They weren’t working for anyone. They just came. And when some people paused for a moment and asked “Is is it safe to work here? Is this stuff toxic?” The federal government came in and said “We tested the air and it is fine.” And it wasn’t fine. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-us-rep-weiner-ripping-repubs-on-9-11-bill/548617)._