World Trade Center Health Program needs $3 billion in additional funding, 9/11 first responder advocates say
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NESCONSET, N.Y. -- There is a new milestone to mark this Sept. 11. The number of people who died after volunteering, working or living near ground zero has surpassed the number of people killed in the attacks.
And it has happened amid an ongoing struggle for more first responder funding.
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