Archive of News (2010)
First vote on 9/11 healthcare bill likely to come on Wednesday; Rep. King slams fellow Republicans
The U.S. Senate finally is headed for a vote on the sweeping measure to care for thousands of sick and dying 9/11 heroes, the majority leader announced Saturday.
9/11 victims fume as Sen. Mike Enzi, GOP circulate ‘pack of lies’ in bid to sink Zadroga health bill
Outraged victims of the 9/11 attacks are ripping callous Republicans for circulating “a pack of lies” in a bid to torpedo aid for Ground Zero’s dying first responders.
Senate Republicans launch a vile campaign of lies against sickened Ground Zero responders
All of a sudden, Senate Republicans have gone on the attack against providing medical care and compensation to the Forgotten Victims of 9/11 with gross and insulting distortions of the truth.
Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand sweeten the pot in hunt for one more Zadroga Bill ‘yea’
New York’s senators were racing yesterday to lock up the last supporter needed to pass the 9/11 health bill – even as leaders aimed for a key vote this week.
9/11 A Decade Later: Retired NYPD Detective Shares Story Of 9/11 Health Struggle
Vito Friscia doesn’t like to talk about September 11th. The now retired New York City Police Department homicide detective responded that day and spent several months after the terror attacks at the World Trade Center site and at the Fresh Kills landfill. He calls the recovery effort the toughest time in his life.
Pols, 9/11 survivors make eleventh-hour pitch to win GOP support for Zadroga health bill
New York lawmakers and 9/11 survivors and families make an emotional appeal Monday for the 9/11 health bill, unveiling an exhibition of 29 badges from cops who died of related illnesses.
Schumer Pledges 9/11 Bill Will Get a Vote
The bill to help ailing 9/11 responders will get a vote in the Senate, Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged today, as police officials unveiled a display of 29 badges from officers who have died since the terrorist attacks.
Outstanding Debt From 9/11
Surely there is one more Republican in the United States Senate willing to do the right thing for the brave Americans who rushed to help at the ground zero site after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Cops mourn another victim of 9/11; some call on Washington to stop debating and pass Zadroga Bill
Hundreds paid their respects Wednesday to a city cop who lost a battle with cancer after working at Ground Zero as the toll of dying first responders continues to mount.
Intense Lobbying for Zadroga; it’s now or never
In the predawn darkness of November 16, a small group of people huddled under umbrellas outside the District Council 37 building on Barclay Street in Lower Manhattan, waiting for a bus to take them to Washington, D.C. for yet another round in the fight for passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.