9/11 News Items (4/5/26)
Arnold Korotkin
Below are summaries with URLs to news articles on the effort to ensure that the World Trade Center Health Program is fully funded. An archive of past articles year by year can by found on the Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Inc. website here.
February 4, 2026 — Newsday — Spending package signed by Trump includes money to shore up WTC Health Program
The program, which provides health care to more than 135,000 people who have fallen ill from their exposure to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack sites, was facing up to a $3 billion shortfall over the next decade.
February 4, 2026 — The Broadsheet — Appropriations Measure for World Trade Center Health Program Clears Hurdles
A final vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 3 locked in budget allocations for the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040, and averted a funding shortfall.
February 3, 2026 — Sen. Chuck Schumer — Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver Full Funding for World Trade Center Health Program
Twenty-five years after the September 11th attacks, first responders and survivors continue to be diagnosed with serious and often life-threatening 9/11-related health conditions, underscoring the ongoing need for stable federal support for the program.
February 3, 2026 — Rep. Andrew Garbarino — Garbarino and NY Republicans Secure Full Funding for World Trade Center Health Program as Bill is Signed into Law
Today, legislation securing full, lifetime funding for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) was signed into law, ensuring permanent certainty of care for 9/11 responders and survivors.
February 3, 2026 — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — Gillibrand, Schumer Deliver Full Funding For World Trade Center Health Program
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer celebrated Congress’ passage of legislation to fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), which is now on its way to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
January 29, 2026 — Annals of Epidemiology — Effect of World Trade Center Health Program on mortality among 9/11 responders
This study found that WTCHP membership may reduce risks of all-cause and smoking-related mortality among 9/11 responders, even after accounting for underlying medical conditions.
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