CBS News: 70,000 People Suffering from 9/11 Illness yet President Clinton Fumes over His 9/11 Freedom Scholarship Fund
President Bill Clinton is upset that his Freedom Scholarship, which raised $110 million for families of 9/11, isn't dispersing money fast enough.
Other family members are upset that their is yet to be a 9/11 memorial, which President Clinton promised to help with.
The final few seconds of the news piece, the CBS reporter somewhat implies that the reason a memorial hasn't been built is because of 'diverging interests'.
He quickly adds that the New York City Health Department says that more than 70,000 people are suffering from physical and mental problems from 9/11.
Scholarship funds and a memorial are important but the situation with the First Responders is critical.
President Clinton and Hillary Clinton should be advocating for the people who are DYING right now. Bill Clinton should raise $110 million for the FealGood Foundation, which is the main organization (the only?) dedicated to helping 9/11 First Responders.
I wish Bill Clinton would look at these photos: 9/11 Still Killing
Greg Quibell, New York State Corrections Officer Greg Quibell, 53, at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, April 2, 2007. He worked at Ground Zero from September 12, 2001 until Thanksgiving 2001, and has endured four rounds of chemotherapy to combat leukemia. Greg died on August 27, 2008.
Former EMT Charles Giles resonded on 9/11 and was injured when the towers collapsed. He went back to work on the pile for a long time and now suffers from a many ailments and must take 24 different medications. Here he demonstrates the device he must sleep with to prevent sleep apnia. Barnegat, NJ, July 20, 2008.
Retired NYPD Officer Cesar Borja, dying from pulmonary fibrosis, is comforted by his wife Eva at Mt. Sinai Hospital, 1/20/2007. He died three days later, before he could get a lung transplant.
Vito Valenti was a union official who volunteered in the rescue and recovery on September 11 and 12, 2001. He now suffers from pulmonary fibrosis and is awaiting a double lung transplant. Vito is active in lobbying politicians and works helping others through the FealGood Foundation.
CBS News video:
Other family members are upset that their is yet to be a 9/11 memorial, which President Clinton promised to help with.
The final few seconds of the news piece, the CBS reporter somewhat implies that the reason a memorial hasn't been built is because of 'diverging interests'.
He quickly adds that the New York City Health Department says that more than 70,000 people are suffering from physical and mental problems from 9/11.
Scholarship funds and a memorial are important but the situation with the First Responders is critical.
President Clinton and Hillary Clinton should be advocating for the people who are DYING right now. Bill Clinton should raise $110 million for the FealGood Foundation, which is the main organization (the only?) dedicated to helping 9/11 First Responders.
I wish Bill Clinton would look at these photos: 9/11 Still Killing
Greg Quibell, New York State Corrections Officer Greg Quibell, 53, at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, April 2, 2007. He worked at Ground Zero from September 12, 2001 until Thanksgiving 2001, and has endured four rounds of chemotherapy to combat leukemia. Greg died on August 27, 2008.
Former EMT Charles Giles resonded on 9/11 and was injured when the towers collapsed. He went back to work on the pile for a long time and now suffers from a many ailments and must take 24 different medications. Here he demonstrates the device he must sleep with to prevent sleep apnia. Barnegat, NJ, July 20, 2008.
Retired NYPD Officer Cesar Borja, dying from pulmonary fibrosis, is comforted by his wife Eva at Mt. Sinai Hospital, 1/20/2007. He died three days later, before he could get a lung transplant.
Vito Valenti was a union official who volunteered in the rescue and recovery on September 11 and 12, 2001. He now suffers from pulmonary fibrosis and is awaiting a double lung transplant. Vito is active in lobbying politicians and works helping others through the FealGood Foundation.
CBS News video:
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