Republicans, formerly the party of 9/11, now the party of ‘No,’ blocked a bill that would provide health care aid to the rescue workers from the attacks on September 11, 2001. There are no words for this kind of political obstructionism. Republicans must be held accountable to their constituents, whose priorities and values they continue to ignore in order to prevent their opponents from any legislative victory. The system is broken if we cannot pass health care for 9/11 rescue workers or aid to small businesses. These are policies the Republicans clearly support, yet they continue to stand in the way as small business close their doors and rescue workers physically suffer.

Thank you, Anthony Weiner, for calling out these cowards.