Urge Your Senators to pass the 9/11 health bill, Please Contact Others to do the same

AFTER RECENT VICTORY IN THE HOUSE
9/11 HEALTH BILL HEADS TO THE SENATE FOR NOVEMBER VOTE!

YOUR HELP STILL URGENTLY NEEDED!
SIGN THE PETITION AT 

http://www.change.org/911_environmental_action/petitions/view/tell_your_senators_give_sick_911_survivors_responders_the_medical_care_they_need_deserve

TO SEND A MESSAGE TO YOUR U.S. SENATORS URGING THEM TO VOTE YES

  THEN REACH OUT TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND ASSOCIATES IN OTHER STATES NOW
AND ASK THEM TO SIGN THE PETITION

In late September, our struggle for 9/11 health justice took a major step forward when the House of Representatives passed H.R. 847, the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act -- which would protect the health of tens of thousands of people affected by the worst act of terror in our nation's history.

But the fight is not over. Sometime in November, the Senate will take up the bill. Please act now. We have only a few weeks to build momentum and support. Urge both of your Senators to vote YES on this important legislation, as passed by the House of Representatives and referred to the Senate.

PLEASE TAKE 3 STEPS:

STEP 1:  SIGN THE NEW PETITION YOURSELF TO SEND A MESSAGE TO YOUR SENATORS. GO TO THIS LINK:

http://www.change.org/911_environmental_action/petitions/view/tell_your_senators_give_sick_911_survivors_responders_the_medical_care_they_need_deserve

(Even if you signed the previous petition to House members, sign this one to your Senators.)

STEP 2:  REACH OUT TO FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES IN OTHER STATES. ASK THEM TO SIGN THE PETITION

Because it is essential to build support in all 50 states, please contact your friends, family, and associates who live outside of NY. Tell them about the bill and ask them to sign the petition. We provide a "Dear Friends" letter below that you can paste into an email, along with the link to the petition.

STEP 3:  PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD ON SOCIAL NETWORKING MEDIA.

For instance, if you are on Facebook, please post the link to the petition in your status, and ask others to sign the petition and post the link in their status as well.

Thank you!

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Here is the "Dear Friends" letter:

Dear (name of your friend, relative or associate in states other than New York):

I am writing to ask for your help to gain passage of an important bill in Congress that will protect the health of tens of thousands of people affected by the worst act of terror in our nation's history.  The 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (HR 847) passed the House on September 29^th and will head to the Senate for a vote sometime in November.

Please urge your Senators to vote for this critically necessary bill, by signing the petition at this link:

http://www.change.org/911_environmental_action/petitions/view/tell_your_senators_give_sick_911_survivors_responders_the_medical_care_they_need_deserve

And please pass it on! It is vitally important for Senators to understand that folks all over the country want to see this legislation passed.

After you have signed, please forward the link to friends, family members and contacts, especially those outside of New York State. Please ask them to sign the petition too -- and ask them to pass it on to their friends, family members and contacts. Then, if you are on social networking media, please direct people's attention to the petition. For example, please post the link to your Facebook status.

 

You can read more about the bill at the petition link, but here is some background:

9/11 was an attack on our nation that killed nearly 3000. What you may not know is that tens of thousands of people are now sick as a result of the World Trade Center attacks from breathing in the toxic fumes and dust that resulted from the collapse and burning of the Twin Towers. Among the sick are heroic responders who toiled at Ground Zero in the rescue and recovery operation and who came from every state in the country and risked their lives to help others…and also, the people of Lower Manhattan and visitors to the area, the civilians targeted by terrorists on that horrific day.

Many responders and survivors are sick because they believed the federal government's false assurances that the air was safe, and some of them have died and more are dying.

The help provided under the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, includes funding treatment and monitoring for the diseases arising from exposure to the toxic smoke and dust released in the 9/11 attack. Help is desperately needed and long overdue.  Again, please urge both of your Senators to vote to pass this critical bill.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me at the displayed "TO" email address, loripandolfo@...

Thank you for your much-needed help.

Lori Pandolfo on behalf of Concerned Stuyvesant Community and 9/11 Environmental Action