They want federal funds to support treatment for cancer, which is currently omitted from the primary legislation covering Ground Zero-related medical needs.
The outrage among Ground Zero emergency responders and volunteers is stoked by the belief—recently affirmed by a ProPublica investigation—that the government failed utterly to warn people in the area about the risks of the pollution, or to implement essential safety measures for workers at the site, like enforcing rules about protective gear.
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