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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20101223:04:39:00

Tactics of delay, vote to give the heroes of 9/11 the protection and benefits they ve earned. this morning in coburn s office, the bill s co-sponsors and harry reid made a last-ditch appeal for compromise. to chuck schumer s surprise, he found a willing partner. the minute, as i said, that senator coburn listed his first concern as we saw that he was being reasonably, we knew that we had gotten it done. all the changes that were made does not betray a single worker who got ill from rushing to the towers. according to the agreement, the compensation fund will be kept open for five years instead of ten. the dollar amount will shrink to $4.2 billion. when the compromise bill finally made it to the floor of the senate it was passed with unanimous consent. a statement, every american recognizes the heroism of 9/11 first responders, but it is not compassionate to help one group while robbing future generations of opportunity. in fact, no one was ever getting robbed here. ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20101223:07:39:00

To quit playing politics. quoting the release, the oklahoma firefighters urge our two senators to stand tall with america s first responders. instead of employing procedural tactics of delay, vote to give the heroes of 9/11 the protection and benefits they ve earned. this morning in coburn s office, the bill s co-sponsors and harry reid made a last-ditch appeal for compromise. to chuck schumer s surprise, he found a willing partner. the minute, as i said, that senator coburn listed his first concern as we saw that he was being reasonably, we knew that we had gotten it done. all the changes that were made does not betray a single worker who got ill from rushing to the towers. according to the agreement, the compensation fund will be kept open for five years instead of ten. the dollar amount will shrink to $4.2 billion. when the compromise bill finally made it to the floor of the senate it was passed with unanimous consent. a statement, every american recognizes the heroism of 9/11 f ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20101223:01:39:00

America s first responders. instead of employing procedural tactics of delay, vote to give the heroes of 9/11 the protection and benefits they ve earned. this morning in coburn s office, the bill s co-sponsors and harry reid made a last-ditch appeal for compromise. to chuck schumer s surprise, he found a willing partner. the minute, as i said, that senator coburn listed his first concern as we saw that he was being reasonably, we knew that we had gotten it done. all the changes that were made does not betray a single worker who got ill from rushing to the towers. according to the agreement, the compensation fund will be kept open for five years instead of ten. the dollar amount will shrink to $4.2 billion. when the compromise bill finally made it to the floor of the senate it was passed with unanimous consent. a statement, every american recognizes the heroism of 9/11 first responders, but it is not compassionate to help one group while robbing future generations ....

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