Gillen Joins Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Reintroducing the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act

GARDEN CITY, NY –  Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) joined with a group of bipartisan lawmakers to reintroduce H.R. 1410, the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act, led by Reps. Garbarino, Nadler, Goldman, and Kean, which would address current funding shortfalls for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).

Gillen has been a strong advocate for the 9/11 community, calling for a path forward on a permanent funding fix for the program after it was stripped out of House Republicans’ budget package last year and opposing recent cuts to the WTCHP’s workforce by the Administration:

“Our 9/11 first responders and survivors should never have to worry about accessing the health care they deserve. Nearly 7,000 constituents in my district are eligible for WTCHP resources. I’ll never give up the fight to preserve this program and the vital mission it serves for those who made heroic sacrifices to save lives during one of the darkest days in our nation’s history. 

“I’m proud to join a bipartisan group of my colleagues in re-introducing the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act and I will continue to fight against reckless cuts to this program. Sick and dying first responders should not have to wait any longer for Congress to do its job and provide the health care that 9/11 first responders and victims desperately need. I’m calling on House leadership to take up this bipartisan bill as soon as possible. The 132,000 Americans eligible for the WTCHP had our backs when our country needed it most and we must have their backs now.”

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