NY pols vow to preserve Zadroga funds from cuts
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Congressman Peter King, listening to a reporter during the Joint New York-Puerto RIco Delegation Breakfast event at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. (Aug. 29, 2012)
Three New York representatives vowed Thursday to try to save funds for 9/11 responders from being cut if Congress doesn't enact deficit-cutting measures by Jan. 2.
About $329 million in funds allocated in the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act could be cut automatically if Congress doesn't come up with other budget-cutting measures. That money is part of the $1.2 trillion to be...
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