US House panel approves permanent Sep 11 victims' compensation

WASHINGTON: A US congressional committee on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to extend the fund compensating first responders to the Sep 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Centre for the next 70 years, a move that would avoid steep benefit reductions over a lack of money.

Comedian Jon Stewart, who earlier had testified before a House Judiciary Committee meeting on benefits for 9/11 first responders and victims, walks between meetings at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Also on Wednesday, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York pleaded for fast passage in that chamber.

"I hadn't looked at that lately. I'll have to. We've always dealt with that in a compassionate way and I assume we will again," McConnell said.

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