Washington (CNN) — A group of 9/11 first responders joined lawmakers in Washington on Tuesday to urge the Senate passage of a health care bill meant to provide free medical treatment to those suffering from the health effects of working in ground-zero conditions following the 2001 attacks.
“Fourteen of our guys died that day and we continue to see our friends die on a day-to-day basis,” said Glen Klein, a New York police officer who said he is sick with lung disease. “We’re asking for the right to live.”
In the years following the attacks, health experts have noted respiratory and mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, in those who engaged in ground zero rescue and cleanup efforts.
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