National Safety Council applauds reauthorization of WTC health program
Statement from the National Safety Council
The National Safety Council applauds lawmakers for reauthorizing the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, also known as the World Trade Center Health Program, and including it in the omnibus appropriations bill. Continuing to fund the program ensures that the men and women who responded to the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Shanksville, Penn., on Sept. 11, 2001, receive the care and medical coverage they deserve. The funding also reinforces that occupational illness is a significant issue facing American workers today – one we must discuss with greater urgency.