Last week GT joined 158 of his Republican colleagues to defeat a bill which would have created a fund for 9/11 emergency responders who have health problems due to the toxic environment created by the collapse of the World Trade Center.
As with his no vote on extending emergency unemployment insurance, GT has not seen fit to issue a press release explaining why he has voted the way he has on this. He hasn't even a twitter twatted, his favorite form of keeping constituents abreast of the depths of his mind. I'm guessing he isn't too proud of the vote and hopes than no one in the local press notices it. A pretty good bet around these parts.
You can find the background on the bill here and what other wingers in the House have said about their no votes here The reaction of both Democrats and Republicans are here and a Democrat responded in detail here. Then you can try to guess which Clown Caucus approved talking points (PDF) GT would check off as his reason for voting no, if forced to explain his "reasoning."
(Cartoon via watertiger at Dependable Renegade ,a very funny blog which I highly recommended.)
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