Washington • A Republican senator moved Wednesday to stall for the moment legislation providing compensation to 9/11 workers, sparking an emotional appeal on behalf of those sick and dying after responding to Ground Zero.
Though lawmakers for several weeks generally declared broad support for the measure to extend a victims compensation fund, the objections of two conservative senators suggest its Senate passage may stall or require more political muscle to enact.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., spoke out on the Senate floor Wednesday after Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., proposed that the bill be approved by unanimous consent.