9/11 Health and Compensation in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues.
An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ :
September 17, 2014 — Laborpress — Hillary Clinton Joins NY Labor to Renew 9/11 Health Benefits
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared at the United Federation of Teachers on Tuesday evening to commemorate the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11 and help raise awareness of the Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act’s impending expiration in 2016.
September 17, 2014 — News-Times — Connecticut delegation seeks benefits extension for 9/11 responders, victims
It’s been 13 years since 9/11, but the first responders and survivors of the tragedy are still suffering adverse health effects — and the worst may be yet to come.
September 17, 2014 — Capital — Clinton reunites with New York labor allies
Calling the city’s local labor organizations her “principal ally” after the attacks of Sept. 11, Hillary Clinton urged a coalition of union members in a speech on Tuesday to “mobilize” behind an effort to extend the Zadroga Act.
September 17, 2014 — Times Union — Aid for 9/11 workers urged
Bill would extend help for health care and compensation fund
September 17, 2014 — NY1 — Hillary Clinton Expresses Support for Health Benefits for 9/11 Survivors
It is a rule nearly all New York politicians abide by: you don’t mix politics and September 11th.
September 16, 2014 — Newsday — Hillary Clinton recalls ‘hell’ of 9/11; vows to press for Zadroga extension
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday night called on Congress to extend legislation that aids rescuers and others affected by Ground Zero toxins, as she reflected on the “hell” she witnessed one day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
September 16, 2014 — The State — Clinton urges renewal of 9/11 compensation act
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Congress on Tuesday to reauthorize federal legislation that compensates first responders who got sick working at ground zero in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, saying thousands still need help.
September 16, 2014 — Daily Beast — Hillary Clinton Basks in Labor’s Love: ‘This Is Like a Homecoming!’
The 9/11 first responders’ law Clinton championed expires in 2016, and on Tuesday night, she headlined a fundraiser at a union hall to expand it, calling labor ‘my principal ally.’
September 16, 2014 — Wall Street Journal — Hillary Clinton Discusses 9/11 Health Act at Labor Gathering
Hilary Clinton arrived in New York Tuesday to shore up her labor credentials and lend support to a fundraiser for 9/11 first responders and survivors.
September 16, 2014 — New York Observer — Protesters Crash Hillary Clinton Speech in Manhattan
A handful of protesters crashed a speech Hillary Clinton delivered at a labor union’s headquarters in Manhattan tonight, attacking the former first lady for not denouncing the president’s decision to delay an executive action on immigration reform.
September 16, 2014 — Epoch Times — Hillary Clinton Backs 9/11 Zadroga Act
Notwithstanding a long introduction, the crowd exploded when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took the stage at a downtown benefit hosted Tuesday in the United Federation of Teachers headquarters.
September 16, 2014 — Greenwich Time — Clinton urges renewal of 9/11 compensation act
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Congress on Tuesday to reauthorize federal legislation that compensates first responders who got sick working at ground zero in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, saying thousands still need help.
September 15, 2014 — South and West Forum — Stricken First Responders Tout 9/11 Clinic, Zadroga Act
On Feb. 14, 2013, John Licato’s life flashed before his eyes; the eyes that this retired city police officer thought had witnessed it all…
September 14, 2014 — Newsday — Stony Brook researchers study PTSD-respiratory disease link from 9/11
Responders to the World Trade Center attacks who have post-traumatic stress disorder are twice as likely to develop respiratory diseases compared with those without PTSD, according to a study of thousands of responders.
September 13, 2014 — Science World Report — PTSD and Respiratory Illness Long-Term Problem Among 9/11 Responders
A team of researchers has found that even years after the attack, most of the 9/11 World Trade Centre responders continue to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and respiratory illness.