First Responder John Feal Reportedly Lobbies For Emergency Wireless Network
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New York's senators are hoping a first responder who helped lobby for the September 11th health care bill can now influence lawmakers to vote for a nationwide wireless network for first responders.
The New York Daily News reports John Feal will team up with Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to lobby 15 senators likely to vote against the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act.
The bill, which has languished in Congress for nearly 10 years, is designed to allow first responders to communicate across the local, state and federal level in the event of an attack or crisis.
Schumer and Gillibrand are hoping to get the legislation passed by the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
They say the network could generate more than $27 billion if it is commerically leased when it is not being used for an emergency.
Feal worked last year to help pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
The measure set aside more than $4 billion for medical care and compensation for first responders and residents sickened by toxic dust at the World Trade Center.