By a lopsided vote of 402 to 12, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill renewing the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
In a rare show of bipartisanship, 176 Republicans joined with 226 Democrats to replenish the program, which provides financial compensation to first-responders and others who have contracted 9/11-related illnesses.
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