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Maloney, Nadler, King Statement on Leader McConnell’s Promise to Hold Vote on Bill to Fully Fund & Extend 9/11 Fund
This is, quite simply, the right thing to do.
Public employees may soon be eligible to receive 9/11 retirement benefits
Public employees in New York suffering from 9/11-related illnesses may soon be eligible to receive disability retirement benefits.
9/11 Dust Linked to Prostate Cancer in First Responders
A possible link between World Trade Center dust and prostate cancer in first responders has been found by researchers.
Max Rose to hold town hall on 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
Rep. Max Rose (D-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) will hold a town hall next week to update Staten Islanders about efforts to fully fund and permanently reauthorize the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund (VCF) and it will include representatives from the VCF…
Restore the 9/11 fund
The calamity that was Sept. 11 has receded in memory for many people who were not directly affected by the terrorist attacks.
Mitch McConnell to meet with 9/11 first responders after blistering Capitol Hill testimony
After previously claiming former Daily Show host Jon Stewart was “all bent out of shape” about the need to reauthorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to be changing his tune.
Michael McAuliffe on September 11 Victims Compensation Fund
Michael McAuliffe talked about the fiscal state of the fund that compensates victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Unlimited Sick Leave for NYC 9/11 Responders Passes Legislature
Unlimited sick leave for NYC workers who were 9/11 First Responders, S.5890, passed the legislature in the final day of the session.
Push for passage of Victim Compensation Fund extension in full press this week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is meeting Tuesday with 9/11 first responders who’ve been pushing him to move aggressively to pass a new funding bill to care for Sept. 11 heroes and survivors…
Push for passage of Victim Compensation Fund extension in full press this week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is meeting Tuesday with 9/11 first responders who’ve been pushing him to move aggressively to pass a new funding bill to care for Sept. 11 heroes and survivors, even as yet another of them lies dying.