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9/11 first responders and survivors deserve Canyon of Heroes parade in their honor, Maloney says

Mayor de Blasio should host a parade up the Canyon of Heroes to thank and honor 9/11 first responders and survivors, Congresswoman Carol…

Mayor Embraces Maloney’s Proposal For Parade Honoring 9/11 Responders

New York City officials on Friday seemed to embrace a proposal to honor 9/11 first responders and survivors with a parade.

Maloney Asks Mayor de Blasio for Canyon of Heroes Parade to Honor 9/11 Responders and Survivors

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), lead sponsor of the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act…

Trump to sign 9/11 victims fund bill Friday at White House

President Donald Trump will hold a bill-signing ceremony Friday for a new law guaranteeing financial support to 9/11 first responders and other victims of the terrorist attacks, sources said Wednesday.

Compensation fund for 9/11 responders passes the Senate, goes to Trump to sign

The firefighters, police officers and other emergency personnel who risked their lives answering the call Sept. 11, 2001, finally got the rescue they’ve been demanding.

Senate approves bill to extend 9/11 victims fund

The Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.

Why it’s so hard to predict how much funding 9/11 first responders need

The idea of getting cancer from searching through the rubble of Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks — and then standing guard over it for months — didn’t occur to Kevin Zweigbaum.

Standing With 9/11 First Responders, Survivors, Families And Jon Stewart, Gillibrand, Gardner, Schumer Announce Senate Passage Of Bipartisan ‘Never Forget The Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, And Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization Of The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act’

U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12) and Peter King (R-NY-2) today stood with 9/11 first responders…

Standing With 9/11 First Responders, Survivors, Families And Jon Stewart, Bill Sponsors Announce Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Never Forget The Heroes Act

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12), standing with U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and Congressman Peter King (R-NY-2) today stood with 9/11 first responders…

Maloney Celebrates Passage of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney joined Errol Louis to talk about the passage of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund after years of advocacy for those who’ve become sick.