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Congress rejects Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act as GOP members balk at Bill
Most Republicans refused to back the measure, calling it a "slush fund," and saying it was another example of Democratic overreach and an "insatiable" appetite for taxpayers' money.
The bill would spend $3.2 billion on health care over the next 10 years for people sickened from their exposure to the toxic smoke and debris of the shattered World Trade Center. It would spend another $4.2 billion to compensate victims over that span, and make another $4.2 billion in compensation available for the next 11 years.
"This legislation as written creates a huge $8.4 billion slush fund paid by taxpayers that is open to abuse, fraud and waste,"said Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), arguing that it would be raided by undeserving scammers with tenuous links to 9/11... Read More
9/11 Health Legislation Initiatives
A Congressional Vote is imminent for H.R. 847 The James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act. Please help obtain urgently needed healthcare for the 9/11 Community by participating in the intitiatives below:
Locate your Congressional Representative via the link above. Call, email, write or fax your support of H.R. 847 The James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act.
Contact House Speaker Nancy Pelosi via the link above. Write, email or call to pledge your support of the bill and urge that it be brought to the floor for a vote.
Contact House Majority leader Steny Hoyer via the link above. Write, email or call to pledge your support of the bill and urge that it be brought to the floor for a vote.
Contact United States President Barack Obama via the link above. Email or write to pledge your support of the bill and urge that the president fast track it for signature.
Sign the 2009 petition in support of the bill via the link above. Please forward on so others may aid in helping pass 9/11 Health legislantion.
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Editorial: The Time is NOW to Bring Relief to America’s 9/11 Families
Claire Calladine
9/11 Health Now
Public Address 9.11.09 NYC
Good evening, my name is Claire Calladine and I am executive director and co-founder of 9/11 Health Now. I met 9/11 Health Now’s other co-founder David Miller on 9.11.07 at a First Responder benefit, where he was speaking out on behalf of the 9/11 Community. David is a wonderful speaker: eloquent, forceful, bold... but he kept pausing for breath at the podium and to clear his lungs. He was also hooked up to a portable oxygen machine that he breathed through as he spoke... Read More
Download Time Is NOW 9.11.09 .pdf
Eight Years After 9/11, Ground Zero Volunteer Dying of Lung Disease is One of Many Still Fighting for Justice
9.11.09 --NY, NY, Democracy Now-- Today marks the eighth anniversary of 9/11, with vigils being held to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks. We look at a group of victims that are often forgotten in the September 11 narrative... Read More
Feature News: 9/11 Health Legislation Pending as Responders Battle Cancer & Other Ailments
9.8.09 MYFOXNY.COM--In the eight years since the Sept. 11 attacks, doctors have been monitoring the health of the thousands of responders who worked at and near Ground Zero. Over the years, doctors say they've found an increase in conditions such as asthma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and even cancer...
9/11 Health Alert: NOW is Time to Voice Concerns about WTC Medical Monitoring by Rhonda Villamia
Dear WTC Community Member,
Over the subsequent months, I posted email requests for input from the 9/11 community via direct contact to persons on my e-list, or through various WTC-related groups. I asked for people to contact me with their list of concerns & any attempts made to communicate their concerns directly to Mt. Sinai or the Centers of Excellence via email or letters. I wanted to compile a fairly exhaustive account of issues which our community feels have not been addressed by the monitoring or treatment programs... Read More
Voices of 9/11: Community Members Speak Out on How 9/11 has Affected Their Lives & Health
Hear FDNY Responder John McNamara, left, on living with World Trade Center cancer. (click on image)
(Photo and Video clip: Allan Tannenbaum)
Read Steve’s Book Press Release
Laura DiPasqua, Erie PA, left, with sons Anthony & Joe: “Since 9/11, I fight for my life every single day...”
In The Spotlight: The James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act
Read Laura DiPasqua’s Letter to Congress about how her life has changed since 9/11 and why she desperately needs the Zadroga act to pass. (pictured above, with sons Anthony and Joe at the 2.26.08 Rally for 9/11 Health in Washington DC.)
Fallen Heroes: FDNY Jim Ryan
Feature News Report: Hundreds of 9/11 First Responders Die of Cancer
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8.24.09 Russia Today--New York's emergency services were among the first on the scene of the 9/11 disaster but put their personal safety in jeopardy. Those involved in the rescue and clean-up operation quickly became national heroes. But now... Full Story
Fallen Heroes: NYPD Robert Grossman
On September 11, 2001, Grossman rushed to Ground Zero along with thousands of NYPD, FDNY, EMS and other rescue workers, spending weeks at the site. He continued to work within the NYPD until 9/11 illness forced him to retire in 2007. Known for his sense of humor, strength, and love of life, Grossman is survived by wife Carla, son Noah, 6, father and stepmother Stephen and Rochelle Grossman, mother and stepfather Harriet & Morton Epstein, and seven siblings.
Newsday Story Daily News Story Funeral Footage 9.16.09 Story
Fallen Heroes: FDNY John McNamara April 26, 1965 - August 9, 2009
Huffington Post Tribute Daily News Article HDTV2 Article
Press Conference Newsday Article Joye Brown Ediitorial
Newsday Funeral Article & Video NY1 Funeral Article & Video
John MacNamara Video Russia Today Story Adam’s Angels Page
9/11 Physicians Speak Out
“...The mix of chemicals is very complex... in concentrations that were very high... in a mixture that’s previously never been encoutered...”
Hear Testimony More WTC Worker Testimonies
Read Dr. Landrigan’s Discover Magazine Interview World Plague Center
‘..We know that the exposures included a potent mix of carcinogens...’
Download Now: 9/11 Health Guides
Clinical Guidelines for Adults Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster 21-page guide by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene detailing types of 9/11 illnesses and guidelines for patients and physicians on diagnosis and treatments.
WTC Clinical Guidelines 2008.pdf
Clinical Guidelines for Children & Adolescents Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster 16-page guide to 9/11’s effects on the younger population includes charts on toxic exposures, diagnosis and treatment issues, long-term ramifications, list of resources & more.
WTC Clinical Guidelines Children & Adolescents.pdf
Filmmaker Brian Johnson profiles 9/11 responder John Citara’s odyssey from Ground Zero civilian volunteer to a life revolving around chronic illness and the ongoing sruggle to survive.
Feature News Articles
Judge OKs Proposed Ground Zero Settlement
6.23.10 by John Riley NEWSDAY--U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein Wednesday approved a proposed $625 million to $712 million settlement of health claims from Ground Zero responders after an emotional seven-hour hearing in which he frequently sympathized with critics of its imperfections.
The judge vetoed a less generous deal between the city, its insurer and plaintiffs' lawyers in March. To take effect, at least 95 percent of the 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other workers who claim they suffered illnesses from post-Sept. 11 rescue and cleanup efforts must sign up by Sept. 30...
9/11 Health Care Bill — the 'Zadroga Act' — Passes House Committee
5.25.10 DNA Info MANHATTAN—Washington DC-- A bill that would expand health benefits for people with 9/11-related illnesses and injuries passed a House committee on Tuesday evening after a contentious and prolonged debate.
If the measure becomes law it would guarantee the long-term operations of health care programs set up years ago for first responders and residents who were hurt or became ill in the aftermath of the 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center.
The mayor also thanked the bill's House sponsors, Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler.
"The Zadroga Act just cleared its toughest hurdle so far, to the relief of thousands of Americans who lost their health because of 9/11 and desperately need help,” Maloney said in a statement. “The New York-area Congressional delegation put in long hours to make this victory happen."
New York lawmakers say the city's separate $657 million settlement with ailing 9/11 first responders doesn't cover all of their needs...
City agrees to Settlement With More than 10,000 Ground Zero WTC Responders Worth at Least $575M
The pact - which must be approved by a judge and 95% of the plaintiffs - creates a point system for payouts based on the severity of each person's illness.
The minimum payout is expected to be $3,200 for someone who is not sick but has a "fear of cancer," said a source familiar with the deal announced Thursday night.
Terminal cancer patients could get $1 million. Families of those who died due to their work after the 9/11 attacks could get $2 million or more, the source said...
Forgotten to the Max: Sick Montana Town Gets Aid While WTC Heroes Stay Forgotten
The Great Falls Tribune of Great Falls, Montana reported: "The bill has several provisions that could help Montana, including ... special help for the people of Libby, whose exposure to years of asbestos was so severe that the Environmental Protection Agency declared a health emergency... Read More
World Trade Center, 9/11 & Asbestos
9/11’s Toxic Legacy
Regina Cervantes, Volunteer EMS Worker: “By September 14th, my airway was so burned I could barely speak. Now I have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gastro esophageal reflux disease, chronic asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks…”
Listen to David on the plight of the First Responders in a meeting with Dennis Kucinich.
John Feal, Demolition Supervisor: “An 8-ton steel beam crushed my foot at Ground Zero. I got gangrene and almost died. I've had multiple surgeries and two amputations. Pulmonary disease? Puh-lease--everyone who worked on the pile has that-it's inescapable…”
John Sferazo, Steelworker, who now takes 26 medications a day due to Ground Zero illness: “...Now I'm lucky if I can run a city block without dropping dead…” View John in the Sierra Club film Forgotten Heroes
The 9/11 Health Crisis
Rally for 9/11 Health U.S. Capitol 2.26.08
9/11 Activist: John Feal
“I became an advocate once I realized I have a choice,” Feal declares. “I can sit around and feel sorry for myself, or I can fight back and help others." Mention politics, and John bristles: "With power, comes responsibility: as elected officials, you're elected to serve and protect. Well, 90% of our country's leaders are not serving and protecting, and 9/11 heroes are dying because of it.” Feal continues: "As a country, we took one on the chin on September 11. We got knocked down, but we bounced back up to move forward. But in the process of moving forward, we forgot what we left behind. And that's about 40,000 people that are sick and dying…”
View John in the Sierra Club film Forgotten Heroes.
View John Feal and Glen Klein’s Star Jones Interview.
View John’s 2.26.08 Fox News Interview at the Rally for 9/11 Health at the US Capitol (above).
