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Rude awakenings: Ground Zero responders are let down by their lawyers
The stark lesson learned from observing Ground Zero responders at a meeting about settling lawsuits over 9/11-related illnesses is that so many of them have been so poorly informed by their lawyers.
FDNY Funeral Sparks Renewed Call to Help 9/11 Responders
The sound of muffled drums echoed along New York Avenue in Huntington Station, as a fire truck carrying the casket of Vincent Albanese headed toward St. Hugh of Lincoln Church.
9/11 health bill flops
On September 11, 2001, while working in her Downtown office, Lainie Kitt watched the second plane crash into the South Tower at the World Trade Center.
Why I Was Angry
LAST week I got angry on the floor of the House. In this age of cable and YouTube, millions of people evidently saw the one-minute-plus clip. But there has been relatively little focus on why the substantive debate that sparked it matters.
9/11 settlement in jeopardy as plaintiffs refuse to sign, saying they are ‘not taken care of at all’
Growing discontent among 9/11 heroes who sued the city over exposure to toxic air at Ground Zero could scuttle a landmark settlement offer.
House without honor: Congress betrays the sick heroes who toiled at the WTC
Nearly nine years after the attack on the World Trade Center, the House of Representatives finally took up legislation to give sick rescue and recovery workers health care coverage and compensation.
Feckless and Cruel
In a shameful bout of election-year politicking, the House has rejected badly needed help for rescue workers and residents still suffering from the Sept. 11, 2001, destruction of the World Trade Center. What should have been swift bipartisan approval of a plan for medical and economic compensation turned into an ugly political brawl.
9/11 Health Bill Spurs Partisan Finger-Pointing
The House is expected Thursday to take up a measure to provide free health care and compensation payments to 9/11 rescue and recovery workers who fell ill after working in the trade center ruins.
Congress rejects Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act as GOP members balk at bill
Congress turned thumbs down on the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act on Thursday night, raising doubts it will ever pass.
Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in House
House Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic plan to provide billions of dollars for medical treatment to rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from the toxic dust and debris at ground zero.