Weekly Newsletter from the Office of Congressman Andrew Garbarino If you were forwarded this email, click here to subscribe ‌ ‌ ‌ An update from the office of Congressman Andrew Garbarino SPOTLIGHT Andrew Urges Democrat Majority To Fund World Trade Center Health Program To Help 9/11 Responders And Survivors This week, Andrew led the New York Republican delegation and fellow cosponsors of the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act to urge Democrat Committee Leadership to take up the bill which would ensure the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) has sufficient funds to provide care for all first responders and survivors still suffering the physical and mental impacts of 9/11. This includes responders and survivors who will be newly diagnosed with 9/11-associated cancers caused by their toxic exposures. Today, the WTCHP provides medical treatment and monitoring for over 100,000 responders and survivors from the World Trade Center and lower Manhattan, the Pentagon, and the Shanksville, PA crash site, who live in every state and in 434 out of 435 Congressional Districts. While Congress extended the program to 2090, the funding needs of the WTCHP exceed the current funding formula. Because of that, as soon as 2024, the WTCHP will not have sufficient funds to provide care for all those still suffering the impacts of 9/11 related illnesses. ANDREW IN THE NEWS N.Y.’s Republican congressional delegation wants Democratic leaders to fix 9/11 healthcare $3B deficit " New York’s Republican delegation to Congress and several out-of-state colleagues are demanding that Democratic leaders in the House act swiftly to plug the estimated $3 billion deficit in funding for the health program that treats 9/11 responders and survivors. In a letter obtained by the Daily News to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), the House Republicans, led by Long Island Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), want the New Jersey Democrat to bring up a bipartisan bill to erase the shortfall immediately. “Let us be clear, if Congress does not quickly address this impending crisis, then the men and women who put their lives on the line and who survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks will lose health coverage to treat the physical and mental illnesses that they sustained from responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks,” says the letter. " Read the full article here. WHAT'S NEW IN NY-02 Upcoming EMT Training By Nassau County EMS Academy Starting this September, the Nassau County Emergency Medical Services Academy will be offering a New York State Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Training. The training mandates class attendance Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Catholic Health’s St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center in Roslyn. Additionally, those interested must be at least 17 years of age by March 31, 2023. For more information or to obtain an application, please contact Nassau County VEEB EMS at 516-572-8530 or you can visit www.veebems.org. CASEWORK HIGHLIGHT: Emergency Passport Request While on the way to the airport, a constituent realized that his passport had recently expired. Although he had to miss his original flight, our casework team was able to secure him an appointment at the passport office the next morning, he received a new passport the same day, and was able to join his group on the trip that evening. Andrew knows how frustrating dealing with bureaucracy can be. That is why he has an entire team dedicated to helping constituents get what they need for the federal government. If you need help dealing with a federal agency, contact our office and our team will get to work on your case. KEEPING UP WITH CONGRESS Andrew Introduced Bill To Address Fentanyl Crisis This week, Andrew helped introduce the Securing America’s Borders Against Fentanyl Act to bolster the United States’ response to drug trafficking across U.S. borders. The legislation would augment federal research and development into the technologies beneficial to identifying, tracking, and intercepting illicit fentanyl coming through our borders and ports of entry. “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18 to 45...We must act decisively to stop gangs and drug traffickers from bringing this poison into our country,” Andrew said. “This legislation would fund research aimed at developing advanced technology for border screenings and require an assessment of the effectiveness of current technologies and strategies to address fentanyl being trafficked into the U.S.” Andrew Proposes Amendments To Annual Defense Funding Bill The process to decide what measures will make it into our annual defense funding bill has begun and Andrew has proposed a series of amendments to strengthen our national security and keep Americans safe. This includes measures like the Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act and Satellite Cybersecurity Act to protect Americans from cyber attacks perpetrated by our foreign adversaries in Russia and China, the VSO Support Act to ensure our veterans have access to essential services, and the Banning the Vax Mandate for Soldiers to ensure the preparedness of our armed forces is not compromised by onerous vaccine mandates. Thanks for reading! Do you know someone who might like to receive these updates? Forward this email to your friends and families and tell them to click below to subscribe! Click Here To Subscribe Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino Congressman representing New York's 2nd Congressional District ‌ ‌ ‌ Washington, D.C. 1516 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-7896 Fax: (202) 226-2279 Massapequa Park 1003 Park Boulevard Massapequa Park, NY 11762 Phone: (516) 541-4225 Fax: (516) 541-6602 Rep. 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