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9/11 health bill finally gets Senate panel hearing; no date set yet
A Senate committee finally agreed Wednesday to give the 9/11 health bill a hearing.
A Senate committee finally agreed Wednesday to give the 9/11 health bill a hearing.
At long last, almost 10 years after 9/11, a committee of the House of Representatives has voted to provide federal funding for health care for thousands of sickened rescue and recovery workers.
GOP: U.S. can’t afford to fund health ‘entitlement program’ for 9/11 rescue workers
Republicans argued Tuesday that it would put the nation’s finances at risk if Congress gave aiing Sept. 11 responders a permanent, guaranteed program to ensure they get health care.
9/11 Health Care Bill — the ‘Zadroga Act’ — Passes House Committee
A bill that would expand health benefits for people with 9/11-related illnesses and injuries passed a House committee on Tuesday evening after a contentious and prolonged debate.
Plenty of anger over GOP opposition as 9/11 health bill nears reality
Congress took another slow, painful step toward passing a bill to treat people ailing from the 9/11 attacks, but not without angering the very responders it aims to help.
New York City cops slam President Obama, administration over delay of 9/11 cancer study
New York cops blasted the Obama administration Tuesday after learning bean counters were holding up money for a key 9/11 cancer study.
President Barack Obama budget office cuts funds for 9/11 health studies on WTC rescue workers
President Barack Obama budget office cuts funds for 9/11 health studies on WTC rescue workers
WTC veteran cop Robert Oswain, 42, dies from cancer
Police Officer Robert Oswain, a Bronx cop who served in recovery efforts at Ground Zero, died of cancer late Saturday. He was 42.
9/11 health programs face cash crunch as pols plead case to President Obama
The Obama administration has been so slow to fund 9/11 treatment programs that medical providers fear patients may soon face a cutoff, the Daily News has learned.
Feds Come Through With 9/11 Health Money Following Demands From Maloney, Nadler
The federal government agreed to fund health clinics for 9/11 first responders Thursday morning, one day after New York politicians wrote a letter demanding action.