The Zadroga Act, which is the act that covers the first responders to the 9/11 attacks on America, does not cover cancer.
I cannot imagine why the health care of these heroes is not covered completely. These people risked their lives for their country, and we are now turning our backs on them.
John Feal, a demolition supervisor, who is credited with getting the bill passed, reacted with disappointment.
If we don't take care of our heroes, veterans and elderly, can we really talk about "American Exceptionalism?"
A report released Tuesday by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health finds, at this point, there is not enough scientific evidence to add cancer to the list of diseases covered by the $2.7 billion measure President Barack Obama signed late last year.
I cannot imagine why the health care of these heroes is not covered completely. These people risked their lives for their country, and we are now turning our backs on them.
John Feal, a demolition supervisor, who is credited with getting the bill passed, reacted with disappointment.
"They couldn't find the evidence, but we have the evidence and we have the statistics," said John Feal, a 9/11 worker who runs the FealGood Foundation.
He pointed to the most tragic proof possible: "We have the funerals," Feal said. "I've been to 53 funerals, and 51 of them were for cancer."
If we don't take care of our heroes, veterans and elderly, can we really talk about "American Exceptionalism?"
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