Lawmakers (including Senator Hillary Clinton) Gather For Health Care Labor Rally Downtown

[Omaha Steve]

Source: NY1 News

Local and national lawmakers gathered in Manhattan Saturday to call for better health care for people who got sick from the dust after the September 11th attacks.

Senator Hillary Clinton was among those who appeared at a labor rally to push the proposed 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.

The bill would provide long-term medical monitoring, treatment, and financial compensation to anyone exposed to the toxic dust and debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center.

The bill would include first responders and rescue workers, construction workers and volunteers who helped clean up the site. But it would also cover residents, students, office workers and others who were in the area.

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