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Gillibrand would cut Zadroga bill's tax provision

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, chief sponsor of the Zadroga 9/11 health care bill, said Monday she is open to negotiating with Republicans on how to pay for the measure, in order to win bipartisan support.

Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said she would be willing to remove a provision in the House bill that taxes overseas companies if it helped avoid a filibuster.

"This should not be a partisan issue,"...

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