(L-R) First responders Jim Preston, Joseph Zadroga, and T.J. Gilmartin at an event calling on the federal government to protect the Zadroga funds from looming sequester cuts. Joseph Zadroga is the father of James Zadroga, whom the bill is named after. James, a police detective, was the first person whose death was attributed to toxins inhaled while responding to the 9/11 attacks. (Gary Du/The Epoch Times)