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April 12, 2021
The Police Officers Association of Connecticut (POACT), with the Stamford Police Association (SPA), hosted a conference in Stamford to spotlight the 68 cancers, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases that responders and others were exposed to at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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The event was designed to guide Connecticut responders to act before an upcoming July 29, 2021 deadline to file for the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund.
Police leaders are encouraging senior officers and retirees or their families to act, especially given the terribly fatal impact of the Covid-19 virus on 9/11 community members.
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On September 22, 2001 11 days after terrorists toppled the Twin Towers and part of the Pentagon President George W. Bush signed into law the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
The program, in its initial form, offered $20,000 to the injured and $50,000 to families of those killed. Since then, the payouts have expanded to include first responders who suffered 9/11-related illnesses and billions more have been promised through 2090.