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Ground Zero worker Daniel Arrigo, who suffers from severe lung disease, says why he voted for deal
Construction worker Daniel Arrigo, 55, who toiled at the World Trade Center after 9/11, suffers from severe lung disease, bronchitis and gastric reflux. He reluctantly accepted the WTC settlement. Here, he tells us why:…
Sept. 11 Workers Agree to Settle Health Lawsuits
After a wrenching seven-year battle, more than 10,000 workers who sued New York City over health damages they claimed after the 9/11 recovery efforts have approved a settlement, clearing the way for payouts totaling at least $625 million, lawyers said Friday.
Sept. 11 Workers Agree to Settle Health Lawsuits
After a wrenching seven-year battle, more than 10,000 workers who sued New York City over health damages they claimed after the 9/11 recovery efforts have approved a settlement, clearing the way for payouts totaling at least $625 million, lawyers said Friday.
The Time to Pass the 9/11 Health Bill Is Now
On September 11, 2001, when thousands of innocent men and women lost their lives, tens of thousands more came to their assistance. We as a nation saw greater acts of heroism than we could ever have imagined: first responders from all over New York and all over the country came to Ground Zero to save innocent lives, provide proper burial for lives that were lost, and assist in the enormous effort to clean up and recover from that devastating attack on our nation.
Unions and sick 9/11 responders agree only Sen. Chuck Schumer can seal deal to pass Zadroga Bill
Sen. Chuck Schumer has to step up and rescue the 9/11 health bill, desperate responders and union leaders told the Daily News.
Senator Mark Kirk will vote for Zadroga Act, bill needs one more GOP vote for passage
Mayor Bloomberg and a pack of first responders won one Republican’s pledge Tuesday to pass the 9/11 health bill – a major step toward helping ailing heroes.
Mayor Will Push Senators to Pass 9/11 Health Bill
Hoping to generate last-minute momentum for a long-stalled health care bill for ground zero rescue workers, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg plans to travel to Washington next week to lobby several crucial Republican senators who are believed to be undecided.
Caution Ordered as 9/11 Deadline Nears
As the deadline approached for more than 10,000 ground zero workers to opt into a multimillion-dollar settlement with the city and its contractors, the federal judge overseeing the cases said on Monday that it would take several more days to tally and verify “the huge influx” of responses.
Responder snubs ‘uncertain’ 500G
The first sickened 9/11 responder to file suit against the city says he’s opting out of a proposed mass settlement.
$27.5 Million for 9/11 Workers
A group of workers who claimed they suffered health problems as a result of being exposed to debris from ground zero during its removal and transfer to a landfill on Staten Island stand to receive $27.5 million in a settlement announced on Friday.