Archive of VCF
9/11-related cancer increases as 9/11 health funds run low
Several 9/11 first responders visited Capitol Hill last week to urge Senators to sponsor the Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act…
Will Congress betray 9/11 first responders seeking medical care?
In 2001, a grieving nation vowed it would “never forget” the 9/11 hijackers’ brutality or the first responders’ indomitable courage.
9/11 Responders Encouraged to Register for Health Benefits
The death this month of yet another FBI employee who responded to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and a looming deadline for 9/11 responders to sign up for some health-related benefits is leading to renewed efforts…
9/11 Is Not a Memory: For First Responders It’s a Current Event
The political bickering that consumes Washington, D.C., and much of the nation has been a death knell for many bipartisan pieces of legislation that have come before Congress in recent years.
Fight Continues To Replenish 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
They’re not giving up and they’re not taking “no” for an answer.
The Good Fight
Tomorrow (Thursday, April 25), Congressman Jerry Nadler, who represents Lower Manhattan in Washington, will host a public information session on the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund (VCF)…
“Never Forget” applies to 9/11 victims in past, continued future
On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders rushed selflessly into ground zero to fight for the lives of civilians.
Meet 3 men sickened by 9/11: They will get 50% less from the near-broke Victims Compensation Fund
Lt. John McArdle was about to retire, using up accrued paid time off when two airliners crashed into the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
Statement from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Calling on Federal Government to Fully Fund the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund
September 11, 2001 was one of the darkest days in the long history of this state and this nation.
View from Away: 9/11 victim fund should be made permanent
In 2015, a Republican House and a Republican Senate, working with a Democratic president, provided medical coverage and financial support to the heroes and victims of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001…