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Hero cabbie one of many now suffering from cancer after risking all to keep NYC moving in wake of 9/11 attack
The livery driver quickly started ferrying downtown workers out of harm’s way in lower Manhattan — and is now one of many brave hacks suffering from cancer connected to their part of the Sept. 11 response.
Ansbro to Newsmax: Lack of Environmental Test Results From 9/11 Unacceptable
In the days after the Sept. 11 attacks, first responders were told the air was safe to breathe but multiple New York City agencies still say they have no relevant documents related to environmental test results on site, which is a “dog ate my homework kind of answer,” said Andrew Ansbro, president of the FDNY […]
Firefighters plead for more support battling 9/11-related illnesses
Firefighters are describing the health situation as dire.
‘The fund is absolutely necessary.’ 9/11 survivors urge lawmakers to save World Trade Center Health Program
Now, the World Trade Center Health Program, the federal program that provides critical medical care for those affected, is at risk of losing funding.
Gillibrand: Fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program
The New York Democrat said the World Trade Center Health Program was created in 2011 to help those exposed to toxins on Ground Zero on and after the attack.
Kim, Senate Colleagues Call Out RFK Jr. for Dismantling of Critical Health Program
Citing reports of delays in the core work of the World Trade Center Health Program, the Senators write: “Dismantling the work of WTCHP puts heroic 9/11 responders’ lives at risk.”
Sept. 11 survivors, pols urge feds to boost ‘insufficient’ health program’s funding: ‘It’s going to get even worse’
Survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and city councilmembers are urging Congress to approve more funding for a 9/11-related illness health program slated to run out of cash this decade.
Democrats demand answers from Kennedy over delayed actions of 9/11 health program
In a letter to Kennedy on Wednesday, obtained exclusively by NBC News, six Democratic senators expressed concern that the program was not abiding by a mandate to evaluate whether additional health conditions should be eligible for the program’s medical coverage.
Double-lung transplant gives 9/11 first responder a second chance at life
As a New York City Police Department Emergency Services Unit member in 2001, Bill Giammarino spent months searching for survivors, and then remains.
Advocates seek to expand health program for 9/11 survivors. Here’s what they want.
New York City Council members, including Linda Lee, and first responder advocate John Feal joined other 9/11 heroes for a news conference Wednesday morning on the steps of City Hall.