Mayor in plea over 9/11 health care
Updated on 31 July 2008
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg went to Congress on Thursday seeking long-term care for sick September 11 site workers and was challenged to justify its cost.
Mr Bloomberg, who has made such pleas before, urged a House subcommittee to advance a Bill creating a long-term programme to treat workers and residents made sick by exposure to toxic dust and debris.
Initial cost estimates range from eight billion US dollars (£4 billion) to 13 billion US dollars (£6.5 billion) over 10 years.
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