Members of the House Subcommittee considering a bill to extend the Zadroga Act June 11 showed bipartisan support for making the legislation permanent, as two ill NYPD retirees gave stirring pleas to continue funding its lifesaving benefits.
The Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee heard from World Trade Center Health Program Administrator Dr. John Howard, who fielded numerous queries about the outcome if the 2011 Act—which established free medical care and economic compensation for Sept. 11 victims—were allowed to expire.
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