With the anniversary of 9/11 looming, so is something else — a need for money for survivors of the attack.
With the anniversary of 9/11 looming, so is something else — a need for money for survivors of the attack on New York's World Trade Center.
If the funding shortfall is not addressed, the program will not be able to accommodate any new members starting October 2024, according tofrom Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York and 11 other GOP House members to the Democratic chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The letter urges action on a bipartisan bill aimed to address the funding deficit that has since stalled. In 2021, “The 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act” was introduced by Democratic New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler with support from Garbarino and Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, but there has been little movement since.to push the WTCHP funding through President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation.
Sen. Gillibrand also believes the bipartisan bill is the best chance at ensuring the health care program can continue to care for the over 100,000 responders and survivors it currently provides for.
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