Tester to Congress: Provide Health Care for Survivors of 9/11 Attacks

On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, Senator Jon Tester called on Congress to reauthorize health care support for first responders and survivors still affected by terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

“America has changed in countless ways after the September 11th attacks, but no one’s lives changed more than the families of those we lost and the survivors who still wear the scars of that day,” Tester said.  “Congress needs to pass the 9/11 bill to give critical care to those who put their lives on the line in the days and weeks after the attacks to help others.”

Tester is sponsoring the bipartisan James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act that would reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund to provide health care and support for victims and survivors of the 9/11 attacks.  The World Trade Center Health Program is set to expire at the end of this month.