LI first responder cheers Zadroga's passage
Photo credit: Ed Betz | Ken George, a 9/11 first responder, reacts after learning the U.S. Senate passed the Zadroga Bill. (Dec. 22, 2010)
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Ken George, hooked up to an oxygen machine, pumped his fist and uttered a triumphant "yes!" when the Senate passed the long-awaited aid bill for 9/11 responders Wednesday.
"What a relief . . . I feel like crying," George, 46, said in his North Babylon living room, his eyes moistening.
The former New York City Department of Transportation worker who worked 16-hour days, seven days a week...
