Congressman Eliot Engel is cosponsoring the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007.” The bill provides for guaranteed medical assistance for anyone who has been injured as a result of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks.
Engel met with proponents of the bill, including Joe Zadroga, father of James Zadroga, who recently died at the age of 34 as a result of exposure to toxic fumes from Ground Zero. Engel assured the bill’s supporters that it will provide “care for area residents, workers, and schoolchildren as well as for the thousands of people who came from across America to assist with the recover and cleanup efforts.”
The bill also provides for economic compensation for victims by reopening the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. Included in the legislation as well, is a provision for grants to be made from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in order to address mental health needs relating to the terrorist attacks.
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