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Sept. 11 attacks still impacting first responders 24 years later
Andrew Ansbro, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York, which represents 20,000 active duty and retired New York City firefighters, and Nicholas Papain, a personal injury lawyer whose firm has secured more than $1 billion for 9/11 survivors and victims, joined “Inside City Hall” to reflect on the continuing aftermath of the […]
Lawmakers call for full funding of 9/11 health program facing $3B shortfall
There are new calls to fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program, which helps nearly 140,000 first responders and survivors.
Chuck Schumer Rails Against ‘Immoral’ Cuts To World Trade Center Health Program
During Senate floor remarks on Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke about cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program.
WTC Health Program Symptoms: No Answers on New Conditions, Contracts in Limbo, Communications on ‘Hiatus’
Local leaders, activists, and elected officials are sounding the alarm about inaction and administrative chaos at the World Trade Center Health Program, which serves people made sick by toxic debris from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
9/11 Health Program Cuts Could Hit Over 140K Americans—’Going to Get Worse’
Advocates are sounding the alarm for Congress to act expeditiously in response to funding cuts that can have long-term negative implications on more than 140,000 survivors and first responders who benefit from World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) funding.
9/11’s Lasting Health Effects
Steven Markowitz, MD DrPH, an occupational medicine physician, internist, and epidemiologist who directs the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at the City University of New York, talks about the latest data from the World Trade Center Health Program.
NYC stiffing 9/11 widows and orphans of critical medical payments: unions
For nearly a year, the city has failed to provide funds for critical medical payments to widows and children of first responders who died on 9/11 and other city employees killed in the line of duty.
Turmoil, uncertainty at RFK Jr.’s CDC leaves those suffering from 9/11 illnesses fearful
Since Kennedy took over HHS, 9/11 advocate groups haven’t been able to officially speak with anyone to learn if the WTC Health Program has verified any of the new medical conditions linked to the toxins that swirled above Ground Zero following the terror attacks.
John Feal’s new book chronicles battle with Jon Stewart for 9/11 victim compensation
Don’t expect 9/11 victims compensation crusader John Feal to forget the title of the book he has coming out next year. It’s tattooed on his right hand.
Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary, Congressman Frank Pallone Calls for Action on First Responder Health Care
Pallone has been seeking clarification from federal health officials since February, when he first wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the termination of roughly 20 percent of the program’s employees.