What is this government coming to?

9/11 changed everything. This is what Republicans have adopted as their slogan to get what they wanted during the early stages of uncertainty after the catastrophe that costed nearly 3,000 American civilians' lives. However, a couple months ago, there was a bill in congress that would extend 100% medical coverage to all of the 9/11 first responders who are viewed as American heroes. Problem? The bill was proposed by Democrats. Republicans snapped into action and voted against giving these heroes medical coverage. Why? I have no idea why. They must have lost their souls in 9/11. These first responders inhaled deadly shrapnel that now has shortened their lives. The luckiest of these first responders have up to twenty years to live. What could have possibly made it so these politicians, the people who are supposed to be helping this nation out, to choose to deny these true heroes help? I give up. All I know is that this government is either extraordinarily corrupt or lack any kind of ethics. These "politicians" keep saying that "it's just not the right time." For what? To save lives? We're killing tens of thousands of civilians in the middle-east. Have we become a country of blood-lust?