The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act - named after an NYPD detective who died from his post-9/11 ailments - is still sitting in Congress, and Grossman and others are urging lawmakers to act now.
"These three deaths are proof that we need this bill passed today - not a year from now," said John Feal, founder of the FealGood Foundation.
The bill would provide $10 billion for medical care for hundreds of first responders who have since become ill. But doctors haven't directly linked these illnesses to the World Trade Center.
"The facts are indisputable," said Kenny Specht, 40, a firefighter who worked for the NYPD on Sept. 11 and was diagnosed with thyroid cancer three years ago. "This week alone proves what we've been saying is absolutely occurring."
Feal said the deaths of Grossman, Diaz and Mannetta in a span of five days is hard to ignore.
"How do you get this high cluster of serious cancer in just people that worked the pile? he said. "That isn't a coincidence."
"These three deaths are proof that we need this bill passed today - not a year from now," said John Feal, founder of the FealGood Foundation.
The bill would provide $10 billion for medical care for hundreds of first responders who have since become ill. But doctors haven't directly linked these illnesses to the World Trade Center.
"The facts are indisputable," said Kenny Specht, 40, a firefighter who worked for the NYPD on Sept. 11 and was diagnosed with thyroid cancer three years ago. "This week alone proves what we've been saying is absolutely occurring."
Feal said the deaths of Grossman, Diaz and Mannetta in a span of five days is hard to ignore.
"How do you get this high cluster of serious cancer in just people that worked the pile? he said. "That isn't a coincidence."
