Rally for 9/11 Health U.S. Capitol 2.26.08

2.27.08  NY Daily News 

Sick 9/11 Workers rally in rainy D.C. for more help

2.26.08  MichaelMoore.com

Fighting for Healthcare

2.26.08  NY Daily News 

Sick 9/11 First Responders on Trip to Washington

2.26.08  New York City Injury Board 

World Trade Center Sick Travel to Washington

View Live Clips and Photo Gallery from the Rally...  Read Charles Giles Speech 2.26.08.pdf Rally Speech...

“Before 9/11, (America) called us for help... Now we need help...”

John McNamara, 9/11 First Responder

"The clock is running out on health care programs for thousands of 9/11 heroes..." Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), below, with Rep. Nadler and Sen. Clinton.

“It is our national responsibility to care for those who did our country proud...”

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), in a letter to President Bush, 12.11.07

“...From the unimaginable horror of the September 11 attacks arose new tests of American character and ingenuity...”

From the PBS special report America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero (below)

9/11 In The News

9.4.08  Many NY 9/11 Workers, Residents Still Sick

9.4.08  City Spends $5M on Ads Urging WTC Health Care

9.3.08  Columbia U to host 9/11 Forum

With Obama, McCain

7.31.08  New Hope For WTC Sick

7.31.08 Rep. Nadler Urges Swift Action on 9/11 Health & Compensation Act

7.24.08  Updated 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Introduced in House

7.24.08  CDC Announces Major Grant For Treatment of WTC-Related Illnesses

7.8.08  Reps Maloney and Nadler Protest Firing of 9/11 Health Czar

6.21.08  Ex-NY Giant completes crosscountry walk to benefit 9/11 workers

6.20.06  Mt. Sinai: 9/11 Heroes Have PTSD at Rates Much Higher than the General Population

6.20.08  Governor passes law to expand benefits for more 9/11 workers

4.13.08   Responders and officials speak out at the 9/11 Health Forum at Manhattan Community College.

Read more.

4.23.08  Ex-EPA Chief Christie Todd Whitman can’t be held liable in 9/11 air case. (photo: Allan Tannenbaum)

4.1.08  Reps. Nadler (below, at the

Rally for 9/11 Health) & Lofgren

Investigate Status of Compensation

for 9/11 Illnesses

on (9/11) individuals' economic losses...”

From the 4.1.08 Nadler-Lofgren

Paying with Their Lives hearing.

3.27.08  9/11 Responders Can Sue:

Court says Port Authority not immune

from injured workers’ lawsuits.

3.21.08  NY Daily News

9/11 Responders a step closer to National Health Program

3.19.08  NY Daily News

CDC to fund treatment and checkups for 9/11 Responders

3.18.08  Press Release NY Reps

CDC Takes Measures to Address 9/11 Health Concerns

3.5.08  New Yorl State Department of Labor

Worker Protection Task Force Makes Recommendations on 9/11 Disabilities

2.12.08  Rep. Jerrod Nadler Press Release 

NYers Blast Admin. Foot-Dragging on 9/11 Health

2.7.08  Rep. Carolyn Maloney Press Release

NYC Council Backs James Zadroga Act

2.6.08  Rep. Carolyn Maloney Press Release

Carolyn Maloney Testifies before NYC Council

1.24.08  AllAmericanPatriots.com

Lawmakers Call on Bush to Show Commitment to Victims of 9/11 Attacks by Funding Critical Health Programs

12.18.07  AllAmericanPatriots.com

Lawmakers Announce Approval of $108 Million to Expand Health Coverage for 9/11 Emergency Responders

12.12.07  AllAmericanPatriots.com

Senator Clinton Assails Budget with Critical Funds for 9/11 Health Programs

9.7.07  Rep. Vito Fossella Press Release

Maloney-Nadler-Fossella Introduce Bipartisan 9/11 Health & Compensation Act

9/11’s Toxic Legacy on Children

9.3.08  Warrenton Journal

Youths Stress out as 9/11 Approaches

2.5.08  New York Daily News 

Preschoolers who witnessed 9/11 suffered years of stress...

2.4.08  MedPage Today 

Kids Near Ground Zero on 9.11 Prone to Behavioral Problems

2.5.08  New York Times 

Study Finds Prior Trauna Raised Children’s 9/11 Risk