CONTACT YOUR REPS ASAP!!! HELP 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS GET THE HELP THEY NEED!!!

CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ASAP!!! HELP 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS GET THE HELP THEY NEED!!!

Reps. Maloney, Nadler, King, and McMahon will likely be reintroducing the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act tomorrow afternoon. The below is a letter that was circulated by Rep. Maloney in the hopes of getting other members of the House to co-sponsor this bill.

Please, make the time to call your representative, and tell them that you support this bill. Thank you.

You can find your Representative here.

President Obama said that he backs this bill. He should be on the phone tonight calling all of the Representatives to get this passed.

February 3, 2009
Remember the Heroes of 9/11
Be an original cosponsor of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
**Deadline at noon tomorrow**

Dear Colleague:

As we begin the 111th Congress, we invite you to become an original cosponsor of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. This legislation would provide medical care and compensation for those who are sick with World Trade Center illnesses, including first responders who came to New York from every state and nearly all Congressional districts in the nation.

The 9/11 Health and Compensation Act would:

• Establish a federal health and compensation program for 9/11 responders and community members,
• Provide ongoing medical care for 9/11 health conditions to approximately 15,000 additional WTC responders and 15,000 additional WTC community members, for a total of 55,000 responders and 17,500 community members.
• Require a matching contribution from the City of New York for the health program,
• Reopen the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) to provide compensation for those sickened by 9/11 exposure and to address the over 10,000 pending lawsuits brought by sick 9/11 responders, and
• Limit the liability in litigation for New York City and the contractors to the amounts available under the Captive Insurance Fund and their existing liability limits and insurance.

With a new Congress and a new administration, we must not forget the heroes of 9/11. To become an original cosponsor of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in the 111th Congress, please contact Anna Cielinski (Maloney) at 5-7944, Jillian Youngblood (Nadler) at 5-5635, Alexandra Valenti (P. King) at 5-7896, or Kathryn DiBitetto (McMahon) at 5-3371. The deadline is tomorrow, February 4, at noon.

Sincerely,

CAROLYN B. MALONEY
Member of Congress

JERROLD NADLER
Member of Congress

PETER T. KING
Member of Congress

MICHAEL E. McMAHON
Member of Congress

Anna Cielinski
Legislative Assistant
Office of Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14)
2332 Rayburn House Office Building
202-225-7944 (phone)
202-225-7944 (fax)
anna.cielinski@mail.house.gov