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$50 million bounty for Osama Bin Laden should go to 9/11 victims, New York pols say

Eriin Durkin AND Alison Gendar New York Daily News 05/08/2011 16:34
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The $50 million bounty on Osama bin Laden's head should go to victims' of his murderous plot, federal lawmakers said Sunday.



Two New York Congressmen said they would draft legislation to give any unclaimed reward money to organizations that aid 9/11 first responders, families and survivors.

"If the bounty isn't paid, Osama bin Laden's victims should get it," said Rep. Anthony Weiner (D - Queens and Brooklyn).

America's intelligence network - rather than tipsters - appears to have gathered the information

that led to bin Laden's death, so no one may qualify to receive the bounty, said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D - Manhattan and Brooklyn).

Ground Zero construction veteran and advocate John Feal said 9/11 rescuers still carried the scars of that day, and could use the funds.

"If it was up to me it would be called the 'No Responder Left Behind Act' because my attitude now is we will not leave anybody behind who's affected by 9/11," Feal said.


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