DOGE Restores 9/11 Survivor Program Cuts, Hiring Back Workers
The Trump administration walked back cuts to a health program for 9/11 first responders and survivors, restoring research grants and the jobs of laid-off workers.
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.
Critics sound alarm, say Trump cuts putting health of 9/11 first responders at risk
Critics say the program that provides medical benefits to 9/11 first responders has seen a 20% reduction in staff.
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.
9/11 Health Program Staff Cut as Trump Slashes Size of Government
Federal cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program have resulted in a 23% reduction in the agency’s staffing and could put 9/11 survivors at risk, critics said Tuesday.
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.
Trump reverses cuts to 9/11 first responder health program following bipartisan outcry
Cuts to the federal program that administers aid to September 11th emergency workers and others have been reversed. Both Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer and Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis made the announcement in separate statements Thursday night.
DOGE cuts at 9/11 health program may impact first responders
Advocates for those sickened by toxins from the massive debris of 9/11 are calling on President Trump to immediately reverse cuts he made to the World Trade Center Health Program. Anthony Gardner, who was just fired as a public affairs specialist at the program,
'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 ...
DOGE Slashes Health Care for Sick 9/11 First Responders
A demolition supervisor, he did what so many first responders and volunteers did that day - he ran toward the devastation, ...
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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 ...
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.
DOGE cancels federal contract for 9/11 research
Researchers working on the Career Firefighter Health Study received notice last week of the CDC contract’s termination.
NY Democrats demand RFK Jr. restore cuts to 9/11 survivor program
New York Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand wrote a Monday letter to newly minted Health and Human ...