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December 20, 2010

Senate to Vote on 9/11 Health Bill and START Treaty
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The Democratic-led Senate is still trying to secure enough votes to pass
two other closely watched pieces of legislation: the 9/11 healthcare
bill for sick Ground Zero workers and the START Treaty, the long-stalled
arms reduction treaty with Russia. President Obama has urged lawmakers
to sign the START treaty.

President Obama: "Without a new treaty, we’ll risk turning back the
progress we’ve made in our relationship with Russia, which is essential
to enforce strong sanctions against Iran, secure vulnerable nuclear
materials from terrorists, and resupply our troops in Afghanistan. And
we’ll risk undermining American leadership, not only on nuclear
proliferation, but a host of other challenges around the world."



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