Author Archives: Michael Barasch
Press Conference at Ground Zero to Support Congressional Reps
On Monday, November 2, 2015, Mike Barasch attended a press conference at Ground Zero to support Congressional Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerry Nadler, Frank Pallone, Nydia Velázquez, and Steve Israel, all who all criticized recent Republican proposals that would provide an underfunded and temporary extension of the James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act. The new Republican […]
NYPD Lt. Marci Simms Dies From 9/11-related Illness
Marci Simms’ tragic death is, sadly, just one of hundreds of tragic deaths since 9/11. Hopefully, Congress will wake up and do the right thing for these sick 9/11 first responders, whose only mistake was believing the EPA’s pronouncement that “the air is safe.” Marci Simms, 51, died Thursday at her Long Island home, 16 […]
NYC Mayor de Blasio Criticized for Traveling While Zadroga Act Expires
CBS New York recently reported the NYC mayor Bill de Blasio is coming under fire for traveling extensively instead of attending to duties here at home. During his 21 months in office, the mayor has held one town hall meeting, but has flown to Nebraska, Washington, D.C., Iowa, Italy, Paris and the Vatican. New York […]
New York Politicians React to Zadroga Act Expiration
The James L. Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act expired at midnight on September 30, 2015, when lawmakers failed to pass an extension, and the portion of the law that compensates families of victims is set to expire next year. However, there is still enough money remaining in The World Trade Center Health Fund for […]
Senator John McCain Agrees to Zadroga Extension
We are thrilled to report that this morning, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) agreed to co-sponsor the Senate’s version of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act extension. The pending bill is sponsored in the House by Congressman Peter King (R-NY), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). It is sponsored in the […]
Mike Barasch joined John Feal, 20 first responders and Tom Porter in Congress
Last week, Mike Barasch joined John Feal, 20 first responders and Tom Porter in Congress. Tom is the legislative director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). They met with dozens of republican representatives, trying to convince them and their staff of the importance of extending the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.” […]
Cancer rates in the NYPD have risen about 50 percent since Sept. 11, 2001
Joe Zadroga, Congressman Peter King, and Michael Barasch According to a long-term study published this month in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, NYPD Chief Surgeon Dr. Eli Kleinman, along with scientists at Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College, found a roughly 50-percent increase in all cancers after Sept. 11, with […]
Mike Barasch and John Feal Visit Congressman King’s Office in D.C.
Mike Barasch joined John Feal and two dozen first responders in Washington to lobby for a permanent extension of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. A pending bill is sponsored in the House by Congressman Peter King and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. Prior to making their rounds, Barasch and Feal visited Mr. King’s office and expressed their appreciation […]
