TUESDAY: GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER, GARBARINO, BOOKER, MENENDEZ, NADLER, D’ESPOSITO, GOLDMAN, IAFF GENERAL PRESIDENT EDWARD KELLY, JOHN FEAL AND 9/11 ADVOCATES TO INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO CLOSE FUNDING GAP IN WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM

by Contributor | February 24, 2023 6:54 pm

WASHINGTON D.C. – On Tuesday, February 28 at 10:45 AM, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), Representatives Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-2), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY-4), and Daniel Goldman (D-NY-10), 9/11 health program advocates, and 9/11 responders and survivors will introduce a bill to close the funding shortfall in the World Trade Center Health Program. While the lawmakers delivered $1 billion for the program in last year’s funding package, the program still faces a substantial funding gap and excludes some Pentagon and Shanksville responders. The bill will address the long-term funding shortfall, allow excluded Pentagon and Shanksville responders to join the program, and make technical corrections to the program.

The elected officials will be joined by International Association of Fire Fighters General President Edward Kelly, 9/11 advocate John Feal, union representatives of NYPD and FDNY, and other 9/11 responder and survivor advocates, including medical professionals.

**The press conference will be livestreamed on Senator Gillibrand’s official Facebook[1] and Twitter[2] pages**

DATE: Tuesday, February 28th

TIME: 10:45 AM

WHERE: SVC 214WHO:

Senator Gillibrand (D-NY)

Senator Schumer (D-NY)

Senator Menendez (D-NJ)

Senator Booker (D-NJ)

Representative Garbarino (R-NY-2)

Representative Nadler (D-NY-12)

Representative D’Esposito (R-NY-4)

Representative Goldman (D-NY-10)

Edward Kelly, General President, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

John Feal, 9/11 Advocate

Ryan Delgado, President, Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act and Chief of Staff, New York State AFL-CIO

James McCarthy, President, Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA), IAFF Local 854

Vincent Vallelong, President, NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA)

Mariama James, NYC Community Survivor

Nate Coward, Pentagon Responder

Dr. Jacqueline Moline, Vice President of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention at Northwell Health

Ben Chevat, Executive Director of Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act

 

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