Paul Ryan's 2nd. "NO" Vote:

On September 29, 2010 (18 days after anniversary of 9/11) Paul Ryan voted against the 9/11 First Responders Bill again.

Number: House Vote #550 [primary source: house.gov]

Date: Sep 29, 2010 (111th Congress) Related Bill: H.R. 847 (111th): James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 Introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY14] on February 4, 2009 This was a vote to approve or reject a bill or resolution. Paul Ryan voted NEY Source: GovTrack

Number: House Vote #664 [primary source: house.gov]

Date: Dec 22, 2010 (111th Congress)

Result : Passed

Related Bill: H.R. 847 (111th): James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

Introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY14] on February 4, 2009 This was a vote to approve or reject a bill or resolution. Paul Ryan did not vote Source: GovTrack

Ah, but despite the House Republicans sudden loathing of 9/11 First Responders HR 847 passed the House where it would be met with Filibusters from the 9/11 First Responder-Hating Senate Republicans.You see, Paul Ryan did not make time to vote for the 9/11 First Responders Bill, in fact, the last vote Paul Ryan took in 2010 was the day before, December 21, 2010. He just did not have time for the 9/11 First Responders - maybe he had Christmas shopping to do?Neat huh? So, let's see what Paul Ryan said about 9/11 victims on September 11, 2010 - 18 days before he rejected the 9/11 First Responders -- oh wait! Paul Ryan did not issue a statement on the anniversary of 9/11 in 2010 (see here

Hmmm ... Paul Ryan voted against 9/11 First Responders and does not even have time to make a public statement on the 9/11 anniversary in 2010 ... hmmm.

I always thought the emergency teams who responded to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were considered American heroes. The nation's support for these men and women has been unequivocal and unending ... except ... for Republicans whose support has a finite limit.

Here's how House and Senate Republicans demonized the 9/11 First Responders in 2010:

Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, called it a "new entitlement program that we simply cannot afford."

Texas Republican Lamar Smith complained the measure "creates a huge slush fund open to abuse, fraud and waste."

Slush fund, entitlement, job killer ... and other other adjective used to demonize the 9/11 First Responders and victims of 9/11.

Senator Coburn went all out and wrote (pdf)

The federal government does not, have an obligation to provide for overly-generous, questionably-related, and fiscally-irresponsible benefits with a price-tag of $10.4 Billion. This legislation:

- Creates an expansive new health care entitlement program, despite multiple existing federally-supported health care programs for 9/11 first responders and victims; and - Re-opens the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund (VCF), despite the fund’s original intent to be temporary in nature and a recent $815 million settlement that addressed gaps in compensation funding.

Isn't that odd? Senator Corburn says $10 Billion is just too much money for the 9/11 First Responders Healthcare -- isn't that very Unpatriotic and UnAmerican of those Republicans.

I am reminded that the GOP fail to understand that Taxes pay for wars. I also am reminded that the GOP Cut Taxes twice, 2001 and 2003, and thus had to borrow Trillions (with a T) from China to pay for two wars.

I am reminded that Romney/Ryan's Foreign Policy Advisers spent $$TRILLIONS searching for their imaginary WMD when they worked for Bush Cheney.

I am reminded that Paul Ryan voted "yes" on Bush Cheney Tax Cuts - of which - in September 2003, Dick Cheney told Tim Russert that the "Bush Tax Cuts are 25% of the Deficit (Video here)

... maybe the 9/11 First Responders should have changed their pseudonym to Halliburton or KBR or some other private military complex corporation.

My point in writing this Diary, it will be interesting to read whatever BS Paul Ryan presents tomorrow knowing, in advance, that Paul Ryan did not have time to vote for the 9/11 First Responders and when Paul Ryan did make the time, Ryan voted against the 9/11 First Responders.

UPDATE: The poster, JR was kind enough to find Paul Ryan's Floor speech on why he would have voted "NO" on 9/11 First Responders Health Bill on December 22, 2010