Trump restores 9/11 research funding cut by DOGE. Will WTC health program jobs be next?
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis on X said research and jobs were restored. Others in Congress say they are still working on restoring WTC Health Program jobs.
Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program Spark Bipartisan Outrage
"To say funding for 9/11 first responders is government waste is outrageous and insulting," Sen. Chuck Schumer said.
Trump Admin Backpedals on 9/11 Health Program Cuts Amidst NY Leaders' Outcry
Trump administration reverses cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program after backlash, ensuring continued support and research funding for 9/11 first responders and survivors.
DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke
After 20 percent of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated last week, Democratic lawmakers were outraged. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers joined them.
Trump reverses cuts to 9/11 first responder health program following bipartisan outcry
The seven House Republicans urged Trump "as a native New Yorker who lived in New York City as it recovered from the 9/11 terrorist attacks" to reverse the cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program and rehire staff members who were fired several days ago.
Trump administration reverses planned cuts to WTC Health Program
Funding for the WTC Health Program is secured through 2027, but a federal resolution passed in December 2024 left its long-term financial future uncertain
Trump administration reverses proposed cuts to 9/11 Health Program
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Planned cuts to a crucial 9/11 healthcare program have been reversed following a wave of backlash from New York’s elected officials.
CDC restores 9/11-related cancer research funding after DOGE's cancellation, officials say
The CDC has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say.
9/11 health program staff cuts are ‘insulting,’ ‘un-American’: Schumer, Gillibrand
N.Y. Senators Schumer and Gillibrand have reached out to U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr., demanding the “insulting, ...
'Please fight this tyrant,' 9/11 cancer victim tells NJ Congressman about Trump health cut
WASHINGTON – Congressman Frank Pallone (D-District 6) has called the Trump Administration’s decision to cut the World Trade ...
Tenth of World Trade Center Health Program fired or resigns, advocate says
Twelve probationary staff members lost their jobs and several others have taken the Trump buyout offer, shrinking the program ...
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9/11 health program cuts to cause 'life and death' delays, fired worker says
Anthony Gardner was fired from the World Trade Center Health Program. For him, the mission was personal; his brother died in ...
New York Republicans scold Trump for CDC cuts that affect 9/11 responders
Critics say the Trump administrations cuts to CDC staff will negatively affect a health fund for 9/11 first responders.
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Ex-WTC Health Program employee says mission is "critical," urges RFK Jr. to reconsider cuts
Anthony Gardner of Essex, NJ, was fired from his job at the World Trade Center Health Program as part of the DOGE government efficiency effort.
New York lawmakers admonish HHS for cuts to 9/11 survivors program
President Donald Trump’s administration halted funding to the WTC program, a limited federal health care program that ...