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Lawmakers nearing deal on 9/11 responder benefits bill

House negotiators are nearing an agreement on legislation extending compensation and health benefits to the victims of 9/11 and its

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9/11 First Responders to Sen. McConnell: Stop Blocking Bill

First responders to the Sept. 11 terror attacks camped outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office on Wednesday to

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Crop insurance fix included in federal highway bill

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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Bill retains federal transit program that aids S. Tier

WASHINGTON — A federal program that sends $95 million a year to New York State for public bus agencies was included

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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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