9-11

Senator Clinton, Reps. Maloney, Nadler, Fossella & Towns Say New Study Shows Continued Need for Strong Federal Response to WTC Health Crisis

May 20, 2008 -- New York, NY – Today, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Vito Fossella, and Edolphus Towns said that a new study by Mount Sinai School of Medicine showing high rates of psychological distress among World Trade Center responders underscores the need for a strong federal response to the health impacts of the 9/11 attacks.

World Trade Center, 9/11: Photo by macten (CC)    » read more »

April 14, 2008 -- (Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., and Subcommittee Chairmen Jerrold Nadler (D-NY, Constitution Subcommittee) and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA, Crime Subcommittee) sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey demanding that he provide answers, not public relations spin, to disturbing revelations about pre-9/11 intelligence failures and subsequent civil liberties abuses.    » read more »

February 14, 2008 -- U.S. military forces, and ground forces in particular, have operated at a high pace since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including to support ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Between 2001 and July 2007, approximately 931,000 U.S. Army and Marine Corps servicemembers deployed for overseas military operations, including about 312,000 National Guard or Reserve members.    » read more »

Senators, Representatives Decry Delays as Health Care for Thousands of 9/11 Heroes Nationwide Set to Run Out

February 12, 2008 -- New York, NY – Today, Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Vito Fossella (R-NY) and Edolphus Towns (D-NY) demanded that the Administration provide answers within seven days about how it plans to provide care to thousands of Americans who are sick as a result of the 9/11 attacks.    » read more »

February 11, 2008 -- Statement to Employees by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, General Mike Hayden on 9/11 War Crimes Charges:    » read more »

Mailer Explains Why “Rudy Giuliani isn’t qualified to be President.” ; Part of ‘Fire Brigade’ Educating Voters About Giuliani’s Real 9/11 Record

January 25, 2008 -- Boca Raton, Fla. – Rudy Giuliani “was unprepared to protect New York, and he is unprepared to lead our country.” That’s the message Florida Republican voters are receiving in the mail this week from the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). The IAFF is sending a new direct mail piece to 128,000 Republican women between the ages of 40 and 80, a.k.a. Security Moms.    » read more »

Clinton Urges President to Award Glenn Winuk the Medal of Valor for His Heroic Sacrifice

January 26, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced that she will be inviting Jay Winuk to be her guest at this year’s State of the Union Address on Monday, January 28. Jay Winuk is the brother of Glenn J. Winuk, a Manhattan resident, originally from Jericho, NY and volunteer firefighter who lost his life on 9/11.    » read more »

Lawmakers Urge The President To Make Funding For 9/11 Health Programs A Priority In His FY 2009 Budget

January 23, 2008 -- Washington, DC – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez, along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Carolyn Maloney, and Vito Fossella today called on President Bush to provide adequate funding for the health programs for the victims of the 9/11 attacks when he releases his budget request on February 4th.    » read more »

Funding Comes as Thousands of Patients are Seeking Treatment for 9/11 Related Illnesses, with Numbers Rising

December 17, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez, along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Carolyn Maloney, and Vito Fossella today announced that the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have approved an additional $108 million in federal funding to address the mounting health needs of those individuals who were exposed to environmental hazards released as a result of the September 11, 2001 a    » read more »

Clinton: Bush Veto of Budget Compromise Endangers $109 Million from Critical Health Programs for Victims of 9/11 Attacks

December 11, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today called on President Bush to rescind his threat to veto a budget, which provides $109 million in critical funding to healthcare programs to treat those who are now suffering from illnesses as a result of the 9/11 attacks. In a letter to the President, Senator Clinton stated that under the restraints of the President’s budget request the funding for these vital programs would be lost.    » read more »

Biden Legislation Ensures Fairness, Full Information for September 11th Cases

November 8, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Today, the President signed U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s (D-DE) Procedural Fairness for September 11th Victims Act (S. 2106) into law. Last month, the Senate and House passed Sen. Biden’s legislation, which ensures that those 9/11 victims and their families who opt out of receiving compensation through the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and bring civil suits instead, have access to all the information relevant to the case.    » read more »

Funding Comes as Thousands of Patients are Seeking Treatment for 9/11 Related Illnesses, with Numbers Rising; Funds to Expand Treatment to Residents, Office and Commercial Workers, Students, and Other Individuals

November 2, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez, along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Carolyn Maloney, and Vito Fossella today announced that the Joint House and Senate Conference Committee has approved an additional $52.5 million in federal funding to address the mounting health needs of thos    » read more »

Biden Legislation Ensures Fairness, Full Information for September 11th Cases

October 30, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s (D-DE) Procedural Fairness for September 11th Victims Act (H.R. 3921, S. 2106). Earlier this month, the Senate unanimously passed Sen. Biden’s legislation, which ensures that those 9/11 victims and their families who opt out of receiving compensation through the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and bring civil suits instead, have access to all the information relevant to the case.    » read more »

Biden Bill Will Grant Nation-wide Subpoena Power to Parties Litigating 9/11 Claims

October 4, 2007 -- Washington, DC – After last week’s introduction of the Procedural Fairness for September 11th Victims Act (S. 2106), the Senate last night unanimously passed U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s (D-DE) legislation to ensure that those 9/11 victims and their families who have opted out of receiving compensation through the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and bring civil suits instead, have access to all the information relevant to the case.    » read more »

September 11, 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement in commemoration of the sixth anniversary of September 11th, 2001.

“On this anniversary, we all remember and honor the lives that were so tragically taken from us six years ago today. As a nation, we mourn them for the years that were too few and the hopes that were unfulfilled. We will always hold them in our hearts and remember them in our prayers, and in honoring them now, we recommit ourselves to the highest ideals of our society.”

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