Trump Signs 9/11 Victims Fund Extension

President Donald Trump on Monday signed legislation that will extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund until 2092. During the signing ceremony at the White House, Trump was surrounding by first responders, survivors and family members of several who died in the 2001 terrorist attack on the United States. The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S Senate voted overwhelmingly last week to approve the legislation that will provide a lifetime of assistance for victims and their families. The extension will allow the fund, first established in 2001, to pay for past and future medical claims of those effected by the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and United Flight 93, which crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. According to World Trade Center Registry, an estimated 410,000 people may have been exposed to asbestos and other hazardous debris of the attack on New York City. “Today is the day we come together as a nation to support our 9/11 heroes,” Trump said moments before the signing. “Our love and loyalty for the 9/11 responders knows no bounds. They answered terror with emotional strength of true American warriors.” Funding Benefits Mesothelioma Patients Close to 2,900 Americans were killed initially during the attack, and almost as many have died since, most of whom were part of the rescue and recovery efforts that were done under the toxic dust cloud that engulfed Manhattan for weeks afterward. The funding...
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