Archive of News (2012)
N.Y. Lawmakers Try to Save 9/11 Fund From Budget Ax
In an emotional example of Congress seeking to exempt a popular program from year-end budget cuts, New York lawmakers are pushing the Obama administration to preserve money for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Congressional Gridlock Could Leave 9/11 Responders Hurting Again
If Congress fails to reach a budget deal, automatic across the board cuts in January would slash $38 million from the Zadroga Act, which helps care for sick 9/11 responders.
Lung Function Recovery Seen in People Exposed to World Trade Center Site
Some workers and residents exposed to dust and fumes after the 2001 collapse of the World Trade Center towers have shown gradual improvement in lung function, according to a new study.
‘Avoid Temporary $ Cuts In 9/11 Health Programs’
Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress received a plea by authors of the Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act asking them to avoid any federal funding cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund that would be triggered by the automatic sequestration of federal expenditures should Congress fail to enact deficit cutting measures by Jan. 2, 2013.
Lawmakers protest slashing of 9/11 funds
Lawmakers representing Lower Manhattan are strongly protesting a looming national deficit reduction measure poised to cut millions of dollars from the James L. Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
Congress should think twice before sequestering Zadroga Act funding
Congress is primed to chip away at money set aside to treat and compensate people who got sick after clearing debris at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan.
Statement from New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento on the Effort to Reverse the Threatened “Sequestration” of Funds for 9/11 World Trade Center Victims
The 2.5 million members of the New York State AFL-CIO applaud Senators Schumer and Gillibrand as well as Representatives Maloney, Nadler and King for leading the fight against the sequestration of funds that support 9/11 Health and Compensation programs.
Plea to spare Zadroga law from drastic federal cuts in January
New York lawmakers who penned legislation providing billions for those sickened by 9/11 are lobbying to rescue the funds from a massive budget cut.
Gillibrand, Schumer, Maloney, King, Nadler Press Feds to Protect Zadroga Funds from Any Sequester Cuts
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Charles Schumer (D-NY), joined by Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today urged the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to preserve funding for the critical 9/11 health programs that were passed into law under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act should any sequestration budget cuts go into effect next year.
Planned Federal Deficit Cuts Could Impact Zadroga Act Funds
Just weeks after the nation memorialized the Sept. 11 terror attacks and a federal agency announced more than 50 types of cancer would be covered by a landmark Sept. 11 health care bill, lawmakers are now worried there will be fewer funds to go around.