Budget cut provokes lawmakers and union leaders More Sept.11 cancer victims to be covered


By DEBORAH A. MILES People who became ill as a result of


inhaling the toxins at ground zero after the 2001 terrorist attacks may be aware of the federal legislation that provides financial aid and health monitoring. It’s called the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, a law signed by President Obama in January 2011 that reopened the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. The fund, which compensates and


covers health expenses for 9/11 first responders and victims, is subject to an automatic federal budget cut which has congressional legislators and union leaders in an uproar. They are demanding the Office of Management and Budget spare the fund from $38 million in cuts under sequestration. “Two separate funds are in jeopardy of


reduced funding,” said PEF Health and Safety Specialist Shawn Bobb. “The Victim’s Compensation Fund would be cut $24 million and the World Trade Center Health Fund would lose $14 million. The


potential cuts are a result of the fiscal cliff due to be enacted on January 1, 2013.” “We are making our voice known to


save the funding,” said PEF President Susan Kent. “PEF has members and retirees, such


as Joan Bobier who works at the state Department of Health and Ron Elumn a retiree from the state Office of Children and Family Services, who were engulfed by the deadly dust and have suffered lung and respiratory problems ever since. They are a part of a community called ‘domestic veterans.’ “We need to partner with the unions


and advocates in the 9/11 Health Watch, a watchdog group, to ensure, not only immediate, but long-term coverage is available for union members being treated for 9/11-related illnesses,” Kent said. In September, a federal government


official added 50 types of cancer to the list of illnesses covered by the Zadroga Act, which were identified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.


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