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Changes to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund as Deadline Approaches

  • February 15, 2019
  • Will Forero
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On January 2, 2011, President Obama signed the Zadroga Act that provided health monitoring and financial aid to 9/11 first responders and survivors. Many first responders and survivors of the 9/11 attacks developed illnesses as a result of their exposure to the toxins in the air surrounding the sites of the attacks. Additionally, anyone who worked, lived, or went to school in the area surrounding the World Trade Center could have been affected. Recently there has been concern surrounding the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund due to the large amount of affected victims applying for compensation. This can be attributed to…