Zadroga 9/11 Bill Resurrected

New York members of Congress have renewed efforts to reopen the federal Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) to provide treatment for responders who grew ill from rescue efforts following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.The House Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing Tuesday on H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009.The bill is named after the New York City police detective whose death was the first to be linked to lung-related illness...