Michael McAuliff Chuck Schumer credits Jon Stewart as a key strategist behind the push for a permanent 9/11 fund. But if you ask Stewart, the driving force was a construction worker from Nesconset, Long Island, who called Mitch McConnell an asshole on television—and got him to go along anyway. The man is John Feal, who had his foot […]
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‘ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS’ Jon Stewart Eviscerates Rand Paul for Blocking 9/11 Victim Funding: ‘It’s an Abomination’
‘ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS’
Jon Stewart Eviscerates Rand Paul for Blocking 9/11 Victim Funding: ‘It’s an Abomination’
9/11 Victims Compensation Fund reauthorization passes the House, goes to Senate
House votes to permanently reauthorize 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund after outcry
House votes to permanently reauthorize 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund after outcry
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund renewal bill finally has a price tag: $10.2 billion
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund renewal bill finally has a price tag: $10.2 billion
9/11 Fund Bill Renamed to Honor Late Heroes
Sponsors of Bill to Fully Fund & Make Permanent 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Announce Name Change to Honor Heroes
Sponsors of Bill to Fully Fund & Make Permanent 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Announce Name Change to Honor Heroes
Her Husband Spent 9 Months Digging Through the Toxic Remains of the World Trade Center. She Won’t Let the World Forget
Her Husband Spent 9 Months Digging Through the Toxic Remains of the World Trade Center. She Won’t Let the World Forget
Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer added to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill name
By MICHAEL MCAULIFF NEW YORK DAILY NEWS JUL 08, 2019 | 12:46 PM James Zadroga, the NYPD detective who gave his name to the original 9/11 bill after dying from exposure to Ground Zero, is getting some partners. The names of late Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer are being added to the new bill to restore […]
Deaths from 9/11-related illnesses will soon pass those lost on day of attacks: report
PIX11 News NEW YORK — Nearly 18 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, more than 2,000 people have died of an illness related to the attacks. That figure was provided to the Seattle Times last year by The 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and World Trade Center Health Program. Officials at each organization told the news […]