first responders in cleanup workers in submitting a claim for benefits. sterns also point outs there was no opposition to the amendment. we contacted new york democratic congresswoman carolyn maloney who's been a fighter for 9/11 responders. in a statement she said, regrettably, this amendment which i felt was unnecessary was just one of the compromises we had to accept to get the 9/11 health bill passed. but retired police officer james rider who suffers 9/11 related health problems says the idea of a terrorist trying to get these medical benefits can balance it. >> when you hang around and be illegally in this country and then hanging out to get compensation know full well they're going to get flagged somehow,some somewhere, it just doesn't make any sense. >> the two ground zero responderses we spoke with say they were aware that the amendment came up before the bill was passed but they said they never thought it would come to fruition.