Trump reverses cuts to 9/11 first responder health program

Trump, CDC fully restore 9/11 health program cuts from DOGE axe
Cuts announced last week by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were restored Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21.
Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program reversed after bipartisan push
More than140,000 survivors diagnosed with illnesses after the 2001 terrorist attacks have been enrolled in the program.
Trump, After G.O.P. Criticism, Reverses Cuts to 9/11 Survivors’ Program
About 20 percent of the World Trade Central Health Program’s staff had been terminated amid President Trump’s slashing of the federal work force.
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.
Trump Admin Agrees to Restore 9/11 Health Program Funding
After overwhelming blowback from both sides of the aisle, President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed that DOGE will keep its hands off the World Trade Center Health Program, which provides medical care and monitoring to more than 100,
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.
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's 130- to 140-member workforce, said 9/11 Health Watch head Ben Chevat.
Trump reverses cuts to 9/11 first responder health program
The president and his allies are justifying cuts on allegations of ‘waste’ to pay for his tax plan CBS’ legal team said in a court filing this week that the network planned to seek Donald Trump’s personal financial information if the president’s $20 billion lawsuit against the network proceeds to a discovery phase.
Trump administration reverses proposed cuts to 9/11 Health Program
As a native New Yorker, President Trump understands the importance of supporting first responders, 9/11 survivors and Ground Zero rescue workers. That’s why we anticipated an
Trump administration ceases 9/11 health program cuts after backlash, NY lawmakers say
The cuts to staffing and research funding for the World Trade Center Health Program have drawn fierce criticism from New York congressmembers.
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, ...
White House restores 9/11 health program funding after uproar
The White House restored funding for the 9/11 first responder survivors’ health program after an uproar from lawmakers on ...
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.
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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.
'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 ...
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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.