Category: 911FirstResponders

9/11 health bill to be named after Luis Alvarez

By Nikki Schwab July 8, 2019 | 4:46pm Zadroga – an NYPD officer who also died of cancer – has had his name on the first two iterations of the law, passed in 2010 and again in 2015. “Ray and Lou will join Jimmy on the Mount Rushmore of those who were instrumental in ensuring we […]

Congressional Approval Expected for 9/11 National Memorial Trail

9 Jul 2019 The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa. | By Mary Ann Thomas The likely passage of U.S. Senate and House bills are expected to boost continued development of the 1,300-mile-long September 11th National Memorial Trail connecting all three plane crash memorial sites in Shanksville, Pa., New York City and Arlington, Va. The September 11th […]

‘We Are Seeing People Dropping Like Flies’: Meet the 9/11 First Responders Now Fighting for Their Own Lives

“I don’t think anyone went there with the thought, ‘Don’t go there. You will get sick,’ “

Famous FDNY Battalion Chief Larry Byrnes from the Naudet 911 Film Honored with Fire Family Transport Foundation Van

June 28, 2019 At 11 AM, in the quarters of Engine 7 Tower Ladder 1 at 100 Duane St., New York City, NY, Battalion Chief Larry Byrnes from the 911 Naudet film was honored today with a Fire Family Assistance Van in his name to support FDNY sickened members for their transport needs. During the […]

9/11 first responder warns Congress not to get in the way bill to fund September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

Jun. 27, 2019 – 6:04 – John Feal, founder of the FealGood Foundation, says no congressional lawmaker is safe from first responders’ wrath if they obstruct efforts to save the 9/11 victims fund. 911 first responder Warn’s Congress

Op-ed: Why Jon Stewart Fights for Those Sick and Dying From 9/11-Related Illnesses

June 14, 2019 911 Memorial By Alice M. Greenwald, President & CEO, 9/11 Memorial & Museum In a recent congressional hearing, Jon Stewart displayed passionate conviction for the men and women sickened by exposure to Ground Zero toxins. His testimony has resonated around the country. This does not surprise me, as Stewart, a 9/11 Memorial & Museum board member, […]

Jon Stewart Receives FDNY Legend’s Coat In Emotional Moment Before Blasting Lawmakers At 9/11 Hearing

JUNE 11, 2019 – 3:45 PM NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — An emotional Jon Stewart, who was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a Congressional hearing on the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, was given the turnout coat of FDNY legend Ray Pfeifer, who died from 9/11-related cancer two years ago. Pfeifer, who served more than 27 years with the FDNY, was […]

Jon Stewart’s 9/11 testimony hits home for Hoosiers who responded to New York attacks

June 12, 2019 HOLLY V. HAYS | INDIANAPOLIS STAR Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart gave tearful testimony Tuesday when he urged members of Congress to renew funding for the evaporating 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund covering first responders. But the lingering effects of the World Trade Center attacks extend far beyond Lower Manhattan.  More than half of the 62 first responders who […]

Jon Stewart complete opening statement to congress today

June 11,2019 Jon Stewart addresses congress Thank you C-SPAN

Jon Stewart Ripped Members Of Congress For Not Sitting Through A Hearing About 9/11 First Responder Benefits

By Krystie Lee Yandoli Posted on June 11, 2019, at 2:23 p.m. ET “Sick and dying, they brought themselves down here to speak to no one.” Comedian and former Daily Showhost Jon Stewart called Congress “shameful” in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, noting that many lawmakers didn’t sit through a hearing about a bill that would protect benefits […]