President Biden is holding a town hall discussion centered on new benefits available to veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, including 9/11 first responders. NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander and 9/11 first responder and President of the Feal-Good Foundation John Feal join Andrea Mitchell to share why this legislation is so significant. More.
John Feal Pushing For 9/11 Health Funding In Omnibus Bill: ‘I’m Tired Of Going To Funerals’
Gillibrand pushes to close WTC program funding gap
When 42-year-old Catskill state trooper Ivan M. Morales died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City from illness linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack in New York City, he became the most recent local first responder at ground zero to die in the line of duty. More.
9/11 health program users plagued with problems using new medical providers
A change in the companies managing health care for more than 118,000 people sickened by the 9/11 attacks has proven a nightmare for many enrolled in the program. More.
9/11 Asbestos Exposure: Can You File a Claim?
Whether in New York City on 9/11 or elsewhere in the United States, the physical and emotional impacts of the day were felt. Even over 20 years later, the health effects from that day continue to emerge. More.
America must meet its obligation to those suffering 9/11 health ailments
Even though special master Ken Feinberg, who was in charge of the first federal Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund, distributed $6 billion to the estates of those killed on 9/11 — an average of more than $2 million to the nearly 3,000 victims. More.
What Does The 9/11 VCF Include?
While most of us might think of New York for its elegance and the variety of delicious food, some hold tragic memories of an incident that shook everyone around the world- the terrorist attack at the World Trade Centre in Manhattan. Thousands of people lost their loved ones, were injured, or fell chronically ill due to the massive dust clouds and toxins that covered the air around the scene. More.
‘They should have had access’ to funds from day one: Schumer vows to fight for 9/11 victims compensation
The nearly 6,000 spouses and children of Sept. 11, 2001 victims have the support of U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, as a piece of legislation that would reverse an exclusion that barred them from compensation heads to the Senate for a vote. More.
Hicks Urges 9/11 Survivors Not to Let Their Stories Be Lost to Time
At 9:37 a.m., Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon after being hijacked by terrorists. Inside the building, 125 service members and civilians were killed, as were the 59 passengers on the plane. Many others were injured. Among about 20,000 people in the Pentagon that day were Kathleen H. Hicks and Christopher W. Grady. More.