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9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

Kathy Willens
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AP
Hands reach out to touch the names inscribed at the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial in 2015 in New York, following a ceremony honoring first responders who were also military veterans.

As more and more 9/11 first responders become ill and struggle with PTSD, federal funds to support them face budget cuts. What’s being done to preserve those funds, and what has been the health impact on first responders since the terrorist attacks? Today’s guests: