9/11 Recovery
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The September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center continue to have serious and lasting impacts on New York and its residents. From long-term health problems, to extensive job loss, to extreme difficulty making mortgage and rental payments or keeping a small business going, thousands of New Yorkers continue to deal first hand with the aftermath of the disaster.
My top priority since 9/11 has been to strengthen the federal response in each area of the recovery and to ensure that adequate federal aid is provided to the city for each specific needs that emerged from the disaster.
The sections on health, education, the economy, and security provide an overall picture of the recovery, showing progress made in several areas, while detailing a number of remaining unmet needs that require a much more adequate response. From the widest perspective, costs and losses from 9/11 total more the $80 billion by all accounts, while federal aid designated for the region remains under $20 billion and insurance payments are estimated at under $30 billion. This leaves New York shouldering the burden alone of the remaining $30 billion in losses, as well as ongoing costs for anti-terrorism security measures, unanticipated long-term health costs from the disaster, and increasing costs for rebuilding projects in lower-Manhattan.
It is far from clear that New York will ever receive anywhere near the federal aid pledged by the President in the Rose Garden of $21.4 billion on March 7, 2002, and even less clear that the region will receive additional aid to close the $30 billion gap that would remain, even if the President’s initial pledge were met (See more detail on overall federal recovery aid to New York in the economy section). When the initial pledge made by the President somehow wrongly became a ceiling, rather than a floor for what the federal government would be willing to provide, many of the specific recovery needs in New York became neglected or treated partially.
Now, the only choice has been to make each recovery need more prominent in Washington and more publicly discussed, so that vital resources are directed to meet those needs. A great deal of work remains to be done.
Legislation
02/15/07 - H.R. 1071, September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act [110th Congress]
10/20/05 - H.R.4090, Whatever It Takes To Rebuild Act, Part II
10/07/05 - H.R.4012, Community Disaster Loan Equity Act of 2005
09/21/05 - H.R.3850, Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005
07/28/05 - H.R.3575, September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act
05/05/05 - H.R.2196, September 11th Assistance Clarification Act
04/21/05 - H.R.1795, Whatever It Takes To Rebuild Act of 2005
04/21/05 - H.R.1794, 9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act
02/02/05 - H.R.566, Remember 9/11 Health Act
02/02/05 - H.R.565, Victim Compensation Fund Extension Act
10/08/04 - H.R.5329, Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2004 [108th Congress]
09/14/04 - H.R.5076, Victim Compensation Fund Extension Act [108th Congress]
05/18/04 - H.R.4386, 9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act [108th Congress]
03/30/04 - H.R.4059, Remember 9/11 Health Act [108th Congress]
09/09/03 - H.AMDT.376, Maloney Amendment on Preventing Taxation of 9/11 Grants [108th Congress]
07/24/03 - H.R.2878, Community Protection and Response Act of 2003 [108th Congress]
04/11/03 - H.R.1801, Terrorist Victim Citizenship Relief Act [108th Congress]
04/03/03 - H.R.1620, September 11th Assistance Tax Clarification Act [108th Congress]
04/01/03 - H.R.1542, Whatever It Takes To Rebuild Act of 2003 [108th Congress]
02/13/03 - H.R.827, Mortgage and Rental Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2003 [108th Congress]
10/16/02 - H.R.5676, Disaster Relief For Our Schools Act [107th Congress]
10/10/02 - H.R.5624, September 11th Assistance Tax Clarification Act [107th Congress]
10/02/02 - H.R.5523, Community Disaster Loan Equity Act of 2002 [107th Congress]
09/12/02 - H.R.5378, Mortgage and Rental Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2002 [107th Congress]
07/26/02 - H.R.5294, Terrorist Victim Citizenship Relief Act [107th Congress]
07/18/02 - H.R.5164, Community Protection and Response Act of 2002 [107th Congress]
12/19/01 - H.RES.325, Recognizing the New York City Public School Community Following 9/11 [107th Congress]
12/06/01 - H.R.3435, Empowering Local First Responders To Fight Terrorism Act of 2001 [107th Congress]
09/21/01 - H.R.2940, I Love New York Tax Deduction Act of 2001 [107th Congress]
Documents/Reports
09/08/06 - NYC Field Hearing on 9/11 Health of Responders and Residents
- Rep. Carolyn Maloney's opening statement
- Testimony of Ms. Cynthia Bascetta, Director, Health Care, Government Accountability Office
- Testimony of Mr. Joseph Zadroga, Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ
- Testimony of Mr. Steven Centore, Flanders, NY
- Testimony of Mr. Lawrence Provost, Virginia Beach, VA
- Testimony of Dr. Robin Herbert, Co-Director of the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program, Mt. Sinai Hospital
- Testimony of Dr. Joan Reibman, Associate Professor of Medicine, NYU Medical Center; Director, Bellevue Hospital World Trade Center Health Impacts Clinic
10/07/05 - Excerpt From CRS Memo on Community Disaster Loan Program
10/07/05 - History of Community Disaster Loan Program
10/06/05 - Letter To HHS Regarding Medical Monitoring of 9/11 Federal Responders
09/09/05 - GAO Testimony – 9/11 Monitoring of WTC Health Effects Has Progressed, But Not For Federal Responders
07/21/05 - Letter From 9/11 Responders To President Bush Regarding Rescission of $125 Million in 9/11 Aid
06/21/05 - Letter To OMB Regarding the Rescission of $125 Million in 9/11 Aid
06/15/05 - Letter From Gov. Pataki To House Appropriations Committee Regarding Rescission
05/31/05 - Letter To House Appropriations Committee Regarding Rescission of 9/11 Funds
05/31/05 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Rescission of 9/11 Funds
03/04/05 - Recent Estimates of Fiscal Impact of 2001 Terrorist Attack on New York
02/03/05 - Letter To U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Regarding Health Impact of 9/11
02/01/05 - Excerpt From President Bush’s FY2006 Budget for the Conversion of 9/11 Tax Credits to Cash
01/14/05 - Letter From Attorney General Regarding Declassification of 9/11 Commission Monograph
01/02/05 - Analysis of Recent Medical Findings of Ongoing 9/11 Health Impacts
11/18/04 - Letter To Speaker of the House Regarding the Conversion of 9/11 Tax Credits To Cash
10/22/04 - Report On Project Liberty
09/08/04 - GAO Testimony on the Health Effects in the Aftermath of the WTC Attack
09/08/04 - Testimony of Micki Siegel de Hernandez Regarding “Assessing Sept. 11th Health Effects”
09/08/04 - Testimony of Dr. Stephen M. Levin Regarding 9/11 Health
09/08/04 - Testimony of Life Matters on the Mental Health Impact of 9/11
09/08/04 - Statement of Rep. Maloney At Govt. Reform Hearing on 9/11 Health Effects
09/08/04 - Testimony of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund on the Health Impacts of 9/11
09/08/04 - Testimony of the Uniformed Firefighters Association on Health Effects of 9/11
09/08/04 - Testimony of New York State Laborers on Health Effects of 9/11
09/08/04 - NIOSH Testimony on Assessing 9/11 Health Effects
09/08/04 - GAO Testimony on Federal Assistance for New York Workers’ Compensation Costs
09/08/04 - Statement of Rep. Shays at Govt. Reform Hearing on 9/11 Health Effects
08/11/04 - New York City Independent Budget Office Report on Federal Aid to New York After 9/11
05/26/04 - Status of President's $20 Billion Commitment To New York
05/13/04 - Letter To President Bush Regarding the Accounting of Federal 9/11 Funds to New York Following 9/11
04/28/04 - Letter To Speaker of the House Regarding Pre-9/11 Intelligence
04/28/04 - Letter From 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund Regarding Eligibility
04/23/04 - Letter To President Bush Regarding An Accounting of Federal 9/11 Aid to New York
04/01/04 - Letter To White House Council Regarding 9/11 Commission
03/29/04 - Summary of the Remember 9/11 Health Act
03/19/04 - Letter To Administrator of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Regarding Health of 9/11 Responders
03/05/04 - Letter To OMB Regarding Status of Federal Aid To New York After 9/11
02/23/04 - Report On Homeland Security Aid to Firefighters
11/01/03 - FAQs Regarding World Trade Center Historic Study Act
09/30/03 - GAO Report on Information Not Available To Determine Whether $5 Billion In Liberty Zone Tax Benefits Will Be Realized
09/16/03 - Statement of Rep. Maloney Regarding Taxation of 9/11 Grants
09/10/03 - The Incomplete and Uneven Federal Response To NY After 9/11
09/09/03 - Floor Statement Regarding Taxation of 9/11 Grants
09/09/03 - Timeline of Actions Regarding Tax Treatment of Lower Manhattan Grants
09/03/03 - Impact of 9/11 on New York City’s Art Industry
09/03/03 - Letter To President Bush on Status of 9/11 Financial Aid
09/01/03 - Fiscal Policy Institute Chart on Federal 9/11 Aid
08/29/03 - Chart On The Status of Federal 9/11 Aid
07/31/03 - Letter To Gov. Pataki Regarding Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Funding in New York
06/17/03 - Joint Tax Committee's Estimate on the Cost of Taxing 9/11 Aid
06/16/03 - Letter From FEMA To CRS Regarding Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
06/11/03 - Statement of Rep. Maloney To Rules Committee Regarding Taxation of 9/11 Grants
06/10/03 - Letter To Salvation Army Regarding 9/11 Volunteers
06/10/03 - Letter To Dept. of Homeland Security Regarding 9/11 Volunteers
06/10/03 - Letter To Red Cross Regarding 9/11 Volunteers
06/10/03 - Letter To Gov. Pataki Regarding 9/11 Volunteers Seeking Workers’ Compensation Claims
06/03/03 - CRS Memo On Workers Compensation and Volunteers At the WTC Site
05/23/03 - Letter To Red Cross Regarding Assistance to 9/11 Volunteers
05/08/03 - CRS Memo Regarding Congressional Hearings On Disaster Relief
04/29/03 - Letter To Dept. of Homeland Security Regarding Mortgage Rental Assistance Program
04/22/03 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Taxation of 9/11 Grants
04/07/03 - Report on the Impact of Taxation of 9/11 Grants on Small Businesses
04/07/03 - Letter To House and Senate Leadership Regarding Taxation of 9/11 Grants
03/19/03 - Letter From NYC Dept. of Education Regarding Mental Health Needs For NYC Students
02/06/03 - Letter To FEMA Regarding Assistance To NYC Public Schools Following 9/11
02/04/03 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Hazard Mitigation
01/30/03 - Letter To FEMA Regarding Mortgage and Rental Assistance (MRA) Program
01/27/03 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Mortgage and Rental Assistance (MRA) Program
01/24/03 - Letter To Gov. Pataki Regarding 9/11 Hazard Mitigation Funding
01/13/03 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Short and Long Term Health Effects of 9/11 Responders
12/23/02 - Letter To FEMA Regarding MRA and IFG Programs
12/17/02 - Chart On Status of Federal 9/11 Aid
12/17/02 - Letter To OMB Regarding Status of 9/11 Aid To New York
12/10/02 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Funding For Health Care Monitoring for 9/11 Responders
12/09/02 - FEMA Disaster Assistance Summary
11/14/02 - Letter To Gov. Pataki Regarding Lost Tax Revenues
11/12/02 - GAO Report on Small Business Assistance Provided To Lower Manhattan After 9/11
11/06/02 - IRS Response Regarding Taxation of 9/11 Grants
11/01/02 - GAO Report On Assistance Provided in Lower Manhattan in Response to 9/11
10/31/02 - CRS Memo Regarding Liberty Zone Tax Benefits
10/31/02 - Letter To Gov. Pataki Regarding Individual and Family Grant Program
10/29/02 - Congressional Budget Office Estimate on Federal Assistance to New York City
10/24/02 - Letter To Gov. Pataki Regarding Individual and Family Grant Program
10/24/02 - Letter To FEMA Regarding Individual and Family Grant Program
10/24/02 - Letter To FEMA Regarding Mortgage and Rental Assistance Program
10/22/02 - New York Daily News Article "Missing: 700M In 9/11 Aid"
10/22/02 - New York Daily News Article “Funds Lag For Kids’ Terror Trauma”
10/22/02 - PriceWaterhouseCoopers Report On Value of Liberty Zone Tax Provisions
10/04/02 - Memo On Inclusion of LMDC Grants In Gross Income
10/04/02 - CRS Memo On Taxation of 9/11 Grants
09/30/02 - Letter To President Bush Regarding Funding for Medical Monitoring of 9/11 Responders
09/30/02 - Letter To Administration Regarding Taxation of 9/11 Aid
09/27/02 - Letter To Sec. of Treasury Regarding 9/11 Tax Benefits
09/27/02 - Letter To Gov. Pataki Regarding Individual and Family Grant Program
09/27/02 - Request to the Government Accountability Office to Determine the Value of 9/11 Tax Benefits
09/21/02 - New York Times Article "9/11 Contractors Near Agreement on Insurance"
09/18/02 - Letter From Mayor Bloomberg To Rep. Maloney
09/18/02 - Fact Sheet on Community Disaster Loan Equity Act
09/18/02 - Q and A on Community Disaster Loan Equity Act
09/18/02 - Letter From Mayor Bloomberg Regarding Budget Shortfall As A Result of 9/11
09/09/02 - Status of President’s $20 Billion Commitment To New York As of 09-09-02
08/30/02 - FEMA Disaster Assistance Summary
08/29/02 - FEMA Public Assistance Program Rebuilds New York
08/16/02 - Associated Press Article "Firefighters Protest Bush Decision To Withhold Money To Fight Terrorism"
08/13/02 - New York Times Article "Money For Some of a Transit Wish List"
07/30/02 - Letter To INS Regarding Restructuring Following 9/11
07/22/02 - Letter To FEMA Regarding Unmet Needs of NYC Schools Following 9/11
07/22/02 - Letter To FEMA Director Regarding the Status of FEMA’s Disaster Assistance in New York City
06/13/02 - New York Times Article "State's Delegation To Request More Federal Aid for 2 Utilities"
06/05/02 - Manager’s Amendment To FY 2003 VA/HUD Appropriations Bill
05/24/02 - Letter From Mayor Bloomberg’s Office Regarding Remaining 9/11 Assistance Needs
03/07/02 - President’s $21.4 Billion New York Funding Package
02/27/02 - New York Daily News Article “Don’t Short City $570M, Gov Says”
01/17/02 - Summary of Federal Recovery Assistance to New York
01/01/02 - Hazard Mitigation Percentages for Disasters Between 10/01/97 and 09/30/01
Links
"9/11: The Forgotten Victims," the New York Daily News' Pulitzer Prize-winning series of editorials on the growing medical fallout from the World Trade Center attacks
More on 9/11 Recovery
WASHINGTON, DC – 9/11 responders who were made sick by the toxic air at Ground Zero traveled to Washington today to watch the President’s State of the Union Address from the House Gallery and join federal lawmakers and labor leaders in urging President Bush to include sufficient funding for unmet 9/11 health needs in the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget proposal. The lawmakers, labor leaders, and sick responders also demanded answers from the Administration about why the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) suddenly decided last month to halt its plans for organizing an important health monitoring and treatment program for Ground Zero workers around the country, and advocated for passage of a comprehensive long-term program to help everyone exposed to 9/11 toxins.
Washington, DC – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez, along with Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Vito Fossella today called on President Bush to provide adequate funding for the health programs for the victims of the 9/11 attacks when he releases his budget request on February 4th. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the estimated need for the health programs in the Fiscal Year 2008 was over $200 million, of which the President only authorized a meager $25 million. In a letter, the lawmakers pressed the President, who came to New York and stood with many of the first responders immediately after the attacks, to show his commitment to them now by making the funding of these vital health programs a priority in his Fiscal Year 2009 budget request.