Sen Scott Brown (R-MA) Justifies Denying 9/11 Rescue Workers Aid

[Ian David]

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Brown Justifies Denying 9/11 Rescue Workers Aid: ‘We Had To Take Care Of Our Own Priorities First’
By Lee Fang on Jan 16, 2010 at 7:16 pm

As the Plum Line reported yesterday, State Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate special election on Tuesday, voted on October 17, 2001 to deny financial aid to Red Cross rescue workers who had volunteered with 9/11 recovery efforts. As a state representative at the time, Brown was one out of only three legislators who had opposed the overwhelmingly bipartisan measure.

At a campaign rally today in Hyannis, ThinkProgress caught up with Brown for comment on why he voted against the measure:

TP: In 2001, you voted against 9/11 recovery workers, giving them aid, do you have any comment on this story?

BROWN: Yes, it was a time when our budget was down. We had a lot of cuts unfortunately, and we had to take care of our own priorities first.

More:
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2010/01/16/77726/justify-denying-911aid/

[polmaven]

1. OMG!

What a GD piece of s**t! The first responders who put their lives on the line on a daily basis are not among "our own priorities"? I really hope this gets a lot of play throughout the state!

[CarmanK]

2. That's the point: People are not GOP priorities: Corporations are!

It is clear from Brown's answer that he is in tune with the GOPimps that are in Congress. He serves at the will of corporate masters, and their bottom line is the most important priority of the GOP and TBOTS.