Reps. Maloney, Nadler and King Advocate for Memorial for Those Affected by Ground Zero Toxins

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Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) and Congressman Peter T. King (NY-02), lead sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, sent a letter Friday to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie requesting their support for a memorial to honor the thousands of responders and survivors who have died or continue to suffer from the effects of the toxins that covered lower Manhattan in the weeks and months following the September 11th attacks.

In the letter, the Members called on the Governors to "create a memorial on land near the National 9/11 Memorial dedicated to those injured, still ill today and those that have died from the attacks in years after." They also discuss that, while healthcare and compensation programs have provided the help that so many of these first responders and survivors need and deserve, "we still must do more to acknowledge and recognize the impact that 9/11 continues to have to this day, not only to those who lost loved ones on 9/11, but for the thousands that continue to struggle with the health impacts of that day and the weeks and months that followed."

In December 2015, Congress passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act to provide $8.1 billion to fully fund the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) for five additional years and make the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program effectively permanent.

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