Update on Sequestration and 9/11 health

May 11, 2013

Peg Seminario, 911 Health Watch Board member and Director for Safety and Health for the AFL-CIO, has updated her article on the “sequester” – the across the board budget cuts that recently went into effect- and how it will impact both 9/11 Programs.

The article explains that the Victims Compensation Fund faces a $17 million cut for the current fiscal year 2013, with a projected total cut of $166 million over the next 4 years and the WTC Health Program is facing a $ 10.1 million cut for current fiscal year for a total estimated cut of $69 million over the next 4 years.

You can find the article on the 911 Health Watch site.

http://www.911healthwatch.org/blog/the-sequester-is-here-and-it-is-cutting-the-funding-of-the-911-health-and-compensation-programs-an-update/

Ben Chevat
Executive Director
911 Health Watch