Archive of News (2010)
WTC responders rip Democrats for vote delay on Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Sept. 11 responders lashed out at Congress on Monday, trying to hold wavering Democratic leaders to a pledge to vote on 9/11 legislation this week.
House Dems Avoid 9/11 Protest
House Democratic leaders seem to have averted a protest by ailing 9/11 responders outside their big fundraiser in Manhattan tomorrow by moving along the 9/11 health bill just enough.
Battle in Senate looms over Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Senate Dems will try to attach 9/11 legislation to a military funding bill Tuesday in a surprise gambit to break a logjam on help for victims, the Daily News has learned.
Battle in Senate looms over Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Senate Dems will try to attach 9/11 legislation to a military funding bill Tuesday in a surprise gambit to break a logjam on help for victims, the Daily News has learned.
9/11 Anniversary: Serious Health Problems Continue To Develop Among WTC Responders
Bronx resident Robert Stokes, 50, served as a volunteer firefighter on 9/11 and throughout its aftermath. He can’t help but wonder if severe health challenges he’s had since are related.
Grim toll of 9/11 casualties keeps rising
Nine years later, there are still casualties from 9/11. At least 836 Ground Zero rescue workers and volunteers have died since the attacks, including 345 from cancer, researchers say.
Former worker: ‘100 percent’ sure cancer is linked to Ground Zero
In the days following the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in 2001, a smoky pall hung over lower Manhattan. It was toxic dust that would linger for months.
Zadroga 9/11 health bill will head back to the House for a vote, N.Y. reps say
The James Zadroga 9/11 health bill is heading back to the House floor for a vote this month, elected officials announced Wednesday.
Rally around the country for Zadroga legislation
Since the Zadroga bill flopped last July in the House of Representatives, advocates have been trying to spread the word that its passage is not simply a New York issue. A rally last Friday, some 2,700 miles away from Ground Zero, should help.
Furor over mosque near Ground Zero could force GOP to help pass Zadroga 9/11 health bill
The furor over the mosque near Ground Zero may be good for one thing: It’s fueling New York legislators’ push to pass the 9/11 health bill.