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Demonstrators seeking to get health benefits for first responders suffering from illnesses due to working at the site of the former World Trade Center hold a rally in New York, January 31, 2007. The White House on Tuesday said it would budget $25 million to fund programs for sick Ground Zero workers. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES)
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Suzanne Mattei, of the Sierra Club, listens as Jonathan Sferazo, right, addresses members of the media during a news conference at ground zero Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 in New York. Sick Sept. 11 workers staged a rally near ground zero about an hour before Bush was scheduled to deliver a speech on the economy at the nearby Federal Hall. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Marvin Bethea, paramedic and 9/11 responder holds up the medication he has to take after Sept. 11 during a news conference at ground zero Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 in New York. Sick Sept. 11 workers staged a rally near ground zero about an hour before Bush was scheduled to deliver a speech on the economy at the nearby Federal Hall. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Jimmy Nolan, of Yonkers, N.Y. who worked at at ground zero after the attack on the World Trade Center displays the rash on his hands during a news conference at ground zero Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 in New York. Wednesday morning, sick Sept. 11 workers staged a rally near ground zero about an hour before Bush was scheduled to deliver a speech on the economy at the nearby Federal Hall. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Paul Isaac Jr., of Brooklyn, N.Y. who worked at at ground zero after the attacks on the World Trade Center holds an American flag during a news conference at ground zero Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 in New York. Sick Sept. 11 workers staged a rally near ground zero about an hour before Bush was scheduled to deliver a speech on the economy at the nearby Federal Hall. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
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Jenna Orkin, left, with the World Trade Center Environmental Organization holds a sign alongside Paul Isaac Jr., of Brooklyn, N.Y. who worked at ground zero after the attacks on the World Trade Center and who holds an American flag, during a news conference at ground zero Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 in New York. Sick Sept. 11 workers staged a rally near ground zero about an hour before Bush was scheduled to deliver a speech on the economy at the nearby Federal Hall. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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