New York Rep. Peter King (R) said if cops and firefighters die because of Congress’s inability to pass a 9/11 health bill, it’s the Democratic party’s fault.
King, appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” seems to be re-litigating a week-old feud with Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), who blamed Republicans for helping sink a bill that would've bolstered health benefits and other services for those injured on 9/11.
King sees it a bit differently. He pointed his finger at Democrats for requiring a 2/3 majority to pass the bill – King said it should've been passed with the standard 218.
“I’m saying to Anthony Weiner and the Democrats, unless you want to have cops and firefighters die, bring this back up in September and require a simple majority, the way they’ve done for every other important vote,” King said on “Morning Joe.”
King also accused Weiner of being a Johnny-come-lately to the bill, saying that he “never worked on this bill the way I did.” King, the top Republican on the homeland security committee, said that if Democrats "want it as a campaign issue, fine. But the fact is cops and firefighters are dying and it's on their hands.”
