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Federal Treasury Department Strips 9/11 FDNY Treatment Fund Of $4 Million

The union representing New York City firefighters is responding after the federal treasury department stripped the 9/11 FDNY Treatment Fund

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October 14, 2020 at 8:05 pm

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The union representing New York City firefighters is responding after the federal treasury department stripped the 9/11 FDNY Treatment Fund of $4 million.

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That money is used to help cancer-stricken 9/11 survivors and first responders get critical medical care.

The treasury says it took the money to cover “delinquent Medicare debt” owed by New York City.

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