Recently a group of bipartisan members of Congress introduced a bill called the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023, which is meant to close an inexplicable shortfall in the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP). More.
Some in Congress are forgetting the lingering health issues from the 9/11 attacks
Help for the 9/11 ailing: Congress can’t stall in passing bill for WTC responders and survivors
After years of effort from this column and elsewhere, in 2010 Congress created the World Trade Center Health Program and then in 2015 voted to keep it open for responders and survivors until 2090. More.
Sen. Gillibrand: Changes to 9/11 aid would cover first responders in Pennsylvania and Pentagon
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., join 'Your World with Neil Cavuto' to discuss bipartisan efforts to boost 9/11 health program aid. More.
NJ Senators Press Effort for Permanent 9/11 WTC Health Program
New Jersey’s two Senators are taking a leading role in pressing for permanent funding for the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program, which is set to run out of funding without bi-partisan Congressional action. More.
More prominent victims of 9/11 cancers
Robert Simko, the co-founder of the Battery Park City Broadsheet, died at age 68 in November from a cancer that has been linked to exposure to environmental toxins from September 11. More.
NJ Senators Press Effort for Permanent 9/11 WTC Health Program
New Jersey’s two Senators are taking a leading role in pressing for permanent funding for the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program, which is set to run out of funding without bi-partisan Congressional action. More.
Never forget? 9/11 heroes are still fighting for health care after years of government lies
New York labor unions are at the forefront of the latest drive to secure permanent funding for the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program, which is set to run out of funding without Congressional action. More.
Democratic Senators Push Bill To Close 9/11 Health Program Funding Shortfall
Democratic Senators announces a new bill to close the 9/11 Health Program funding shortfall. More.