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‘The fund is absolutely necessary.’ 9/11 survivors urge lawmakers to save World Trade Center Health Program
Now, the World Trade Center Health Program, the federal program that provides critical medical care for those affected, is at risk of losing funding.
Gillibrand: Fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program
The New York Democrat said the World Trade Center Health Program was created in 2011 to help those exposed to toxins on Ground Zero on and after the attack.
Kim, Senate Colleagues Call Out RFK Jr. for Dismantling of Critical Health Program
Citing reports of delays in the core work of the World Trade Center Health Program, the Senators write: “Dismantling the work of WTCHP puts heroic 9/11 responders’ lives at risk.”
Sept. 11 survivors, pols urge feds to boost ‘insufficient’ health program’s funding: ‘It’s going to get even worse’
Survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and city councilmembers are urging Congress to approve more funding for a 9/11-related illness health program slated to run out of cash this decade.
Democrats demand answers from Kennedy over delayed actions of 9/11 health program
In a letter to Kennedy on Wednesday, obtained exclusively by NBC News, six Democratic senators expressed concern that the program was not abiding by a mandate to evaluate whether additional health conditions should be eligible for the program’s medical coverage.
Double-lung transplant gives 9/11 first responder a second chance at life
As a New York City Police Department Emergency Services Unit member in 2001, Bill Giammarino spent months searching for survivors, and then remains.
Advocates seek to expand health program for 9/11 survivors. Here’s what they want.
New York City Council members, including Linda Lee, and first responder advocate John Feal joined other 9/11 heroes for a news conference Wednesday morning on the steps of City Hall.
New York Fire Department to honor 39 members killed by 9/11-related illnesses this year
On Tuesday, the New York City Fire Department will remember 39 members who died in the past year of illnesses related to their work during the rescue and recovery efforts at what was then known as The Pile.
HHS ‘chaos’ undermining WTC Health Program, advocates warn ahead of 24th 9/11 anniversary
Since President Donald Trump returned to office earlier this year, advocates say, the administration has shortchanged the health program by firing and then rehiring program staff and other HHS workers and slow-rolling grants for research.
Lung transplant gave Ground Zero first responder, of Holtsville, the chance to breath easier, walk on his own
He worked Ground Zero five months, did his shifts on the pile and one year later developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a respiratory condition, often found in heavy smokers, that afflicts close to 4,000 Ground Zero responders.