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As more anniversaries of the Sept. 11 terror attacks pass, more survivors fall victim adverse health effects.
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Dear Friend, It's been twenty years since 9/11/2001 – a horrific day on which we lost nearly 3,000 lives – parents, siblings, children, grandparents, friends. We still feel the pain and sorrow from the lives lost that day, and in all the days that followed. |
WASHINGTON, DC — At today’s Financial Services Committee virtual hearing titled “Protecting Renters During the Pandemic: Reviewing Reforms to Expedite Emergency Rental Assistance,” Congresswoman Carolyn B.
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For many of those who responded to ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001, stark reminders of the unthinkable tragedy and days spent sifting through the rubble remain with them each day — inside their lungs.
In 2019, the long legislative fight over what role the federal government should play in paying for the health care needs of 9/11 survivors and first-responders seemed to reach a final bipartisan conclusion.