After a difficult and prolonged fight, the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund was permanently extended and fully funded until 2092 this July, freeing up more than $10 billion to compensate claimants diagnosed with a 9/11-related illness and providing free healthcare to the 9/11 community for the next 75 years.There were about 400,000 people involved in the 9/11 community in the days following the attacks.
Jon Stewart hugs 911 first responders John Feal as Sen. Charles Schumer stands nearby after the U.S. Senate voted to renew permanent authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, on Capitol Hill July 23, 2019 in Washington, DC.New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, fresh off of ending her 2020 presidential run, also addressed the audience, urging them to sign up for the program."People we know and love are dying everyday, that's the truth," she said.
"On 9/11, the pH of the air was the consistency of draino," said Richard Alles, the retired deputy chief of the Fire Department of New York."This is the unsung forgotten community that has been left behind because people thought these benefits were just for first responders."
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