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New Jersey lawmakers file 9/11 first responder workers comp bill
The bill was sent to the Senate Labor Committee for consideration.
Putting a Price on Survival: Additional Half Billion Dollars for World Trade Center Health Program
The funding formulas have failed to keep pace with the anticipated costs of providing the program’s services because of the evolving nature of the health problems it is being called upon to treat.
Rep. Malliotakis announces new health-care funding for 9/11 first responders, survivors
The congresswoman made the announcement in front of FDNY’s Rescue 5/Engine 160 firehouse in Concord on Friday as she stood among dozens of first responders.
Navy hero from Ohio awarded for his actions on 9/11 passes away
After Flight 77 struck the Pentagon, Captain Kern and Undersecretary Livingstone made their way into a hallway that was filled with smoke. He prevented the group from being trapped in the fire.
Normal Lung Function and Mortality in World Trade Center Responders and NHANES III Participants
A single cross-sectional measurement of FEV1 is predictive of mortality over two decades, even when FEV1 is in the normal range.
Congress should make funding for the 9/11 health program permanent
Federal officials are still filling the World Trade Center Health Program’s budget holes piecemeal.
Queens man allegedly scammed women, including a 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund recipient, out of $167K
Richard Yasnis, 42, was arrested on Wednesday after he claimed to be a licensed investment advisor and a representative of Cahill Financial Group.
FLEOA Applauds Inclusion of $676 Million for World Trade Center Health Program in Defense Bill
“First responders, civilian personnel, and military personnel who courageously and immediately responded to the attacks are still falling ill from diseases like sarcoidosis.”
AFSCME’s Saunders applauds expansion of World Trade Center Health Program to include additional 9/11 first responders
“Our nation will never forget those — including many AFSCME members — who jumped into action and put their lives on the line to save others on that tragic day.”
A ‘speaker’ for 9/11 health funding
Advocates and survivors who’ve spent more than a decade fighting for funding for those with 9/11-related illnesses found an unlikely ally.