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Obama comes out in favor of 9/11 health bill: Pres. to sign Zadroga bill into law
In a breakthrough for 9/11 first responders, President Obama ended his silence on the Zadroga Bill on Wednesday and backed the uphill drive to get it through Congress.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may bring 9/11 aid bill to floor month after it failed in House
The leader of the U.S. Senate is weighing whether to bring up the key 9/11 health bill for a full vote after Congress returns from vacation, the Daily News has learned.
9/11 Settlements Bring Moment of Reckoning
The letter arrived on July 29. Four years after he filed a lawsuit, James Carrano learned how much compensation he was likely to receive for the stomach and respiratory problems he has lived with since he toiled in a dust cloud after 9/11: $60,000 to $80,000.
Mad Men: A Congress Out of Control
Before July 30, 2010, I sincerely thought I had seen it all when it came to political posturing and obstructionism. But on this special day, after almost nine years of backroom discussions between the 9/11 first responders, attorneys and the representatives of the House and Senate … partisan politics hit an all-time low and our heroes were once again re-victimized by the system set up to help them.
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.