The two leading senators on the health committee are pushing forward with plans to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the roots and U.S. response to Covid-19. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., and ranking member Richard Burr, R-N.C., released a discussion draft of the PREVENT Pandemics Act last week. More.
Key senators push 9/11-style commission to investigate Covid and U.S. response
FBI sought to question two Saudi princes about unknown man accompanying two 9/11 hijackers in still secret LAX airport video
Newly declassified FBI documents show that agents pushed hard to interview a pair of Saudi princes who they believed might help identify an unknown man captured on airport surveillance video accompanying two future 9/11 hijackers. More.
Committee unanimously passes Tester, Moran bill to provide health care for post-9/11 toxic-exposed veterans
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee unanimously passed bipartisan legislation spearheaded by Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) to offer Post-9/11 combat veterans, including those suffering from conditions caused by toxic exposures, access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care. More.
Bill providing aid for post 9-11 toxic-exposed vets clears major hurdle
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and colleagues have unanimously passed a bill out of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to provide healthcare for post 9-11 toxic-exposed veterans. "There’s a lot of responsibility to military and the state,” Brown said. “They knew better than exposing these soldiers to burn pits. More.
During Biden’s visit Adams calls for a “9/11-type response” to gun violence
With President Joe Biden in New York City Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams called for a “9/11-type response” to gun violence in the five boroughs. Adams seemed to be alluding to the way the federal government response focused attention and resources on the city following the terrorist attacks of September 11 in 2001. More.
Deadline Nears for US on Seized Afghan Funds Sought By 9/11 Victims
Freeze it indefinitely, return it to Afghanistan or give it to 9/11 victims’ families? The Biden administration has until February 11 to tell a U.S. court what it thinks should happen to $7 billion of Afghan government funds currently frozen at the New York Federal Reserve. More.
9/11 Honor Flag presented to Stockton fire station in tribute to fallen Capt. Max Fortuna
Stockton Fire Chief Rick Edwards, welcomes Chris Heisler, founder of The Honor Network nonprofit, to Fire Station 2 in downtown Stockton on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Heisler delivered the U.S. Honor Flag, which flew over Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. More.
Senate VA Committee Unanimously Passes Legislation to Provide Health Care for Post-9/11 Toxic-Exposed Veterans
Today, the United States Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) unanimously passed legislation to offer Post-9/11 combat veterans, including those suffering from conditions caused by toxic exposures, such as burn pits, access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care. More.