First Responders

The 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 is a moment to reflect on why we continue to fight for a proper investigation into the tragic events of that day. Continue Reading

Ten years after 9/11, thousands of soldiers have died in the 9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and hundreds of thousands of innocent people have died in the process. Today, soldiers are speaking up. But are we listening? Continue Reading

From September 1 to 11, Remember Building 7 has the ambitious goal to raise $1 million to fund the largest 9/11 awareness campaign ever created in 10 years. Continue Reading

If 9/11 first responders are not allowed on the site this year, it will be yet another huge slap in the face to all Americans from a political system that has failed them far too many times. Continue Reading

Congress has passed a $4.2 billion aid package for survivors of the September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and responders who develop illnesses because of breathing dust from the ruins. Continue Reading

The final episode of The Daily Show for this year was about one thing only: defending the 9-11 first responders against Republican Senators who have blocked the Zadroga Bill. Continue Reading

Republican senators were so worried about meeting with 9-11 responders who came here Thursday that at least one called the cops on them. Continue Reading

Voting for the second time on the measure, the House of Representatives approved by a 268-160 vote Wednesday a $7 billion health bill for first responders who fell ill at the World Trade Center site, more than nine years after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Continue Reading

Nine hundred 9/11 heroes have died since the 2001 terrorist attacks. Thousands of others are suffering from various cancers believed to have been caused by toxins at Ground Zero. The U.S. government has failed, thus far, to pass 9/11 health legislation that would assist 9/11 responders with medical care. Continue Reading

Just days after September 11, 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency assured the public that there should be no concern about any health hazards associated with exposure to smoke and debris in lower Manhattan. Now many of the first-responders who risked their lives within that toxic chemical soup are seriously ill or dying. This disturbing documentary asks whether the EPA’s pronouncement was based on science or politics. Continue Reading

In a breakthrough for first responders, President Obama broke his silence on the Zadroga bill Wednesday and backed the uphill drive to get the legislation through Congress. Continue Reading

Anyone who worked or volunteered performing rescue, recovery or cleanup faces a September 11, 2010 deadline to register for future worker's compensation benefits if they are sick or become sick as a result of 9/11 exposure. Continue Reading

Sickened 9/11 responders vented their fury Sunday against lawmakers who failed to pass the Zadroga health care bill - and vowed to stage a massive protest rally in Washington when Congress returns from a six-week vacation. Continue Reading

The House's rejection of bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust has opened a sharp rift between two New York congressmen, Republican Peter King and Democrat Anthony Weiner. Continue Reading