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Mayor Bloomberg stands pat as foe of health care bill for 9/11 workers
Citing cost, Mayor Bloomberg defended Monday his opposition to a torpedoed congressional bill to provide health care and compensation to Ground Zero workers.
September 11 Health Bill Stalls; One Backer Blames City Hall
A leading backer of the push to secure nearly $11 billion for survivors of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is blaming the Bloomberg administration for opposing a federal bill that stalled in the House of Representatives.
MIKE’S GRIPE HAMSTRINGS 9/11 HEALTH-CARE BILL
Congress has shelved a $10.9 billion bill that would have provided health care to sick Ground Zero workers – and a big reason is that city officials objected to how much they’d have to kick in.
$10.9B health bill for 9/11 workers is nixed
Congress Sunday shelved a $10.9 billion bill to provide health care and compensation for Ground Zero workers, at least in part due to opposition from Mayor Bloomberg.
A Cloud of Smoke
OUR LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS about the complicated death of James Zadroga. James Zadroga’s death, on January 5, 2006, at the age of thirty-four, didn’t fall into one of the usual categories.
Ground Zero’s Lingering Victims
Seven years after terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center towers, it is clear that many workers who responded to the crisis and many people in the community nearby are suffering lingering effects from breathing in toxic dust, smoke and fumes.
TRAGIC TOLL ON RESCUERS
At least 664 World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers have died since 9/11 – including 193 city cops, firefighters and medics, a state researcher says.
More Asthma Among Those Near 9/11 Site
Adults who were near the World Trade Center around the time it was attacked in 2001 have been twice as likely to develop asthma as the general population, a new analysis of public health registry data has found.
Lawmakers Lash Out at HHS Over Post-September 11 Care
The Department of Health and Human Services is dragging its feet on implementing a new health care program for September 11, 2001, responders suffering from illness related to the terrorist attacks, Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Carolyn Maloney said yesterday at a press conference in front of 7 World Trade Center.
Maimed on 9/11, Trying to Be Whole Again
Lauren Manning’s handshake is strong, almost bionic. You might think it was a byproduct of decades of playing tennis and golf. But her grip has been painfully relearned, and bolstered with more titanium pins than she cares to count.