Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension
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President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks never runs out of money, ending years of legislative gridlock as the number of first responders dying of Ground Zero-related illnesses mounted.
Trump signed into law an extension of the fund through 2092, essentially making it permanent.
The bill passed Congress on a bipartisan basis but only after delays by some Republicans exposed the legislative branch to brutal criticism from activists, including comedian Jon Stewart.
Republican senators Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Lee of Arkansas voted against the measure, preventing its adoption from being unanimous.
