WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Dan Goldman (D-NY-10), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-2), led a bipartisan group of 30 members of Congress in urging Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand coverage of cancer screenings for 9/11 responders and survivors under the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).
In a letter to HHS, the bicameral group pushed for the WTCHP to provide enhanced screenings for prostate and skin cancers, which 9/11 responders and survivors face a heightened risk of developing. Early screening and detection can catch these cancers ea...