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Sept. 11 Victim Fund Running Short; Urge Zadroga Act Renewal

By SARAH DORSEY
Posted 8/3/15

Only a quarter of Sept. 11 compensation claims have been settled by the Federal Government, but half the money has already been allocated, prompting supporters of the Zadroga Act to step up their demands for the bill’s renewal.

“It is clear from today’s report that Congress did not provide the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund with sufficient resources to adequately compensate all of those with injuries,” read a July 20 statement by Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act, after the VCF released its latest progress report. The group’s Board of Directors is made up of New York union leaders, and its Executive Director is U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s former Chief of Staff.

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