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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02) today recognized the advocates, labor leaders, and first responder organizations who worked alongside him to secure permanent, uninterrupted funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, legislation securing full, lifetime funding for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) was signed into law, ensuring permanent certainty of care for 9/11 responders and survivors. The funding fix, led in the House by Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02), corrects the program’s funding formula and guarantees uninterrupted medical treatment for those suffering from 9/11-related illnesses.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a FY 2026 appropriations minibus package that advances key priorities championed by Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02), delivering major wins for Long Island families, strengthening critical federal programs, and providing long-term certainty for initiatives communities rely on.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02) announced that the FY 2026 appropriations minibus package includes full funding for 9/11 health care through the program's lifetime, ensuring certainty of continued care for 9/11 responders and survivors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, two bills sponsored by Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) that are critical to Long Island’s housing market and small business community were advanced during the House Financial Services Committee’s markup.
In July, Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport) assumed the gavel of one of Capitol Hill’s most powerful committees, Homeland Security.
Elected to the House in 2020, Garbarino is now chairing the significant legislative body not even halfway into his third term.
Created in 2002 in the wake of the September 11 Attacks, the House Homeland Security has oversight related to security of the homeland, as well as authorization and policy oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS was created just months after the Homeland Security Committee was established.