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Lawmakers pushing competing priorities in year-end legislative rush on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – It’s deal-making time in Congress as lawmakers prepare to plow through a pile of must-pass legislation before heading

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Former FDNY battalion chief, 52, dies from cancer he was diagnosed with after he responded to World Trade Center on 9/11

While Congress drags its heels on renewing the Zadroga Act, a hero former FDNY battalion chief was buried on Wednesday

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Another 9/11 Firefighter Dies Of Cancer; Zadroga Act Hits Another Roadblock

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — While debates whether to permanently renew the Zadroga Act, another 9/11 firefighter has died. Read More

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Could Congress Give 9/11 First Responders the Shaft?

A year-end push by congressional lawmakers to finish all outstanding business threatens to leave behind a multibillion-dollar bill that would

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9/11 first responders among losers as Congress wraps up for year

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s deal-making time in Congress as lawmakers prepare to plow through a pile of must-pass legislation before

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9/11 health fund left out of must-pass highway bill

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand stresses urgency for Republicans to act to get first responders care on ‘America’s Newsroom’ Watch the latest

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NY senators seek Thursday vote on 9/11 health bill

WASHINGTON – New York Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer may team up Thursday to ask colleagues for unanimous consent

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Democrats Accuse McConnell of Blocking Zadroga Act

Senate Democrats say that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is single-handedly blocking a bill to help 9/11 first responders

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Democrats Accuse Mitch McConnell Of Holding Up Funding For 9/11 Survivors

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) insists he will pass a new 9/11 health and compensation bill, but

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