Ex-firefighter still fights for thousands reeling from tragic effects of 9/11 - News Summed Up

Ex-firefighter still fights for thousands reeling from tragic effects of 9/11


Nineteen years later, devastation still weighs on thousands of first responders and survivors of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. LIVE UPDATES: AMERICA REMEMBERS 9/11, 19 YEARS LATERAlles, now 63, works as the 9/11 communications director for Barasch & McGarry, a law firm that has recovered more than $2 billion for its clients through the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. The firm also represented James Zadroga, after whom officials named a bill - extended last year - to ensure the victims’ compensation fund never runs out of money. But only about 77,000 people are enrolled in the WTC Health Program, and only 25,000 have received any compensation. “Do you know that we've now lost almost as many people from 9/11 illnesses as the 2,900-plus who died that day.


Source: Fox News September 11, 2020 21:11 UTC



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