Trump Signs 9/11 Bill Extending Compensation for First Responders

Trump Signs 9/11 Bill Extending Compensation for First Responders
As first responders and their families celebrate, President Donald Trump shows his signature on H.R. 1327, an act to permanently authorize the Sept. 11 victim compensation fund, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on July 29, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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President Donald Trump signed a bill on July 29 that authorizes the extension of a compensation fund for first responders who risked their lives during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

“Today, we come together as one nation to support our September 11 heroes, to care for their families, and to renew our eternal vow—never ever forget,” President Trump said in the Rose Garden before signing the bipartisan bill, dubbed the “Never Forget the Heroes Act,“ which passed the Senate on July 23 in a 97–2 vote.
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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