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Gardner, Lance introduce bipartisan bills to permanently fund support for 9/11 victims

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) are original cosponsors of new bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would extend authorization…

Posttraumatic stress disorder in the short and medium term following the World Trade Center attack among Asian Americans

This study investigated patterns of probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their predictors among 2,431 Asian American and 31,455 non-Hispanic White World Trade Center…

Responding to the call: Legislation filed to fully fund dwindling federal 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

The fight for the health of the dwindling federal 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund — and the scores of survivors it helps every day — has begun.

Lance Pushes For 9/11 First Responders Fix

Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) has joined as an original cosponsor of legislation to permanently fund the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF).

With 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Set To Expire In 2020 And 9/11 First Responder Cancer Rates Continuing To Rise, Senators Gillibrand, Gardner, Schumer & Representatives Maloney, Nadler, King Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Permanently Reauthorize And Fund VCF For 9/11 Heroes And Their Families

Bipartisan Legislation Would Ensure that 9/11 First Responders & Survivors Who Become Sick with Certified 9/11 Illnesses in the Future would be Covered by VCF Program…

To the rescue: The 9/11 compensation fund is running out of money

As the steady toll of disease and death from exposure to the toxic air unleashed from the destruction of the World Trade Center grows, it has become sadly clear the billions…

Monday, October 15: B.P. Brewer, Rep. Nadler, 9/11 Environmental Action invite downtown community to 9/11 Town Hall

Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, in coordination with U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler and 9/11 Environmental Action, announced a Town Hall…

Parent-Reported Child Reactions to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Attacks (New York USA) in Relation to Parent Post-Disaster Psychopathology Three Years After the Event

Parents are a primary support for children following disasters, even though they face numerous challenges in addressing the physical and social consequences of an event.

WITH 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND SET TO EXPIRE IN 2020, SENATORS SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND & U.S. REPS MALONEY, NADLER, & KING URGE CONGRESS TO STAND UP FOR 9/11 HEROES; COSPONSOR UPCOMING LEGISLATION TO PERMANENTLY REAUTHORIZE AND FUND VCF

We wanted to share with you the Press Release from last week by Senators Gillibrand and Schumer and Representatives Maloney, Nadler and King announcing their plans to introduce bi partisan Legislation that would respond to any potential shortfalls in funding for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and which would permanently authorize the VCF. […]

Running dry: Fund for 9/11 victims may not even last until 2020 deadline

A bipartisan group of New York members of Congress is demanding that their colleagues permanently reauthorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund…