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Reps. Maloney, Nadler & King statement on study showing 15% increased cancer rates among 9/11 first responders
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney [D-NY], Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] and Peter King [R-NY] issued the following statement after publication today of a study of almost 21,000 first responders by the World Trade Center Health Program which shows a 15 percent increased incidence of thyroid, prostate, blood, lymph and soft tissue cancers among first responders in the first seven years after the 9/11 attacks, when compared to a control group.
As First 9/11 Health Award Letters Go Out, Reps. Maloney & Nadler, September 11 Victim Compensation Fund Host Public Forum for Applicants
New York, NY – Today U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn) and Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn), chief House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, joined Sheila Birnbaum, Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), to co-host a VCF public forum at Baruch College in Manhattan for persons interested in learning how to apply for health care coverage and financial compensation for adverse health consequences experienced as a result of exposure to toxins at Ground Zero after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The first award decisions were mailed out by the VCF yesterday.
Reps. Maloney, Nadler & King applaud first claims awarded by the 9/11 Victim Health and Compensation Fund
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-12-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-10-NY) and Peter King (R-3-NY) today hailed the first set of award letters issued by the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) under the authority of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act:
Maloney hails 2nd Anniversary of Zadroga 9/11 Health law signing
WASHINGTON, DC –Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] issued the following statement on today’s second anniversary of President Barack Obama signing into law the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, legislation she sponsored that provides medical care and compensation to first responders, cleanup workers, and residents sick from exposure to toxins at Ground Zero.
Reps. Maloney, Nadler and King urge exemption from sequester for 9/11 Health Act
WASHINGTON, DC – New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D), Jerrold Nadler (D), and Peter King (R) today sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate and President Obama asking that the programs created by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act be exempted from the automatic budget cuts mandated by the 2011 debt-limit bill if no agreement is reached in deficit negotiations between the President and Congress to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
Representatives Maloney, Nadler & King Pledge Bipartisan Effort Against Sequestration of 9/11 Health & Victim Compensation Funds
New York, NY – Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter T. King (R-NY), the House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, issued a statement pledging to fight against a cut in federal funds for the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) that would be triggered by the automatic sequestration of federal expenditures should Congress fail to enact deficit-cutting measures by January 2, 2013.
Reps. Maloney, Nadler & King hail inclusion of cancer under 9/11 Health Program
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter T. King (R-NY), House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, hailed today's announcement of a rule finalizing incorporation of 50 cancers to now be covered under the program.
Representatives Maloney, Nadler & King Praise 9/11 Health Program Recommendation on Cancer Coverage
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter T. King (R-NY), the House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, commended the proposal by Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health and the administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program, that the Program accept the entire set of recommendations issued previously by its Science/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to provide coverage for certain types of cancer resulting from exposure to toxins released at Ground Zero. Dr. Howard’s recommendations were issued in documents today, which will be subject to public review and comment for 30 days before being implemented. The Members of Congress issued the following joint statement:
Zadroga Act Sponsors Request a Meeting with HHS Secretary Sebelius On 9/11 Health Program Coverage of Cancer
In response to this week’s vote by the Science/Technical Advisory Committee, U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Peter King, along with U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, the prime sponsors of the Act, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting a meeting to discuss the process of how the Department will proceed with a decision on whether to add certain cancers to the list of covered conditions in the World Trade Center Health Program. A copy of the letter appears below.
9/11 Health Bill Authors Applaud STAC Recommendation to Add Coverage for Cancers Under Zadroga Act
New York, NY – Today, the Science/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) of the World Trade Center Health Program voted to add certain types of cancers for coverage under the program. U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), authors of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, lauded today's real progress toward inclusion of cancers under their legislation and issued the following joint statement.
