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NY Democrats demand RFK Jr. restore cuts to 9/11 survivor program

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand demanded Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reverse a 20% staffing cut to the World Trade Center Health Program, stating it jeopardizes healthcare for 9/11-related conditions such as respiratory ailments and cancers.
John Feal, a 9/11 responder, criticized the cuts as inhumane and emphasized that the program is vital for 137,000 people suffering from severe health issues.
New York Attorney General Letitia James called the staffing cuts reckless and cruel, stressing that many responders face lifelong health impacts from their heroic actions on 9/11.

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Lawmakers to Trump: Reverse cuts to 9/11 health care

New York's senate and congressional delegations agree that federal cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program will hurt survivors of and first responders to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

2 days ago·Albany, United States

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Trump administration cuts to CDC will affect 9/11 responders, critics say

The cuts will reduce the World Trade Center Health Program supervising staff.

3 days ago

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WABC

Officials React to 9/11 Health Program Cuts

(New York, NY) – New York lawmakers are calling on top Trump Administration officials to reverse staffing cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program. Senators Chuck Schumer, the Democrat minority leader, and Kirsten Gillibrand, sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In the letter, they detail how Kennedy promised in his confirmation hearings that he would continue providing survivors of 9/11 with the health…

4 days ago

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Raw Story

'Outrageous and insulting': Trump cuts take aim at health care for 9/11 responders

WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators are raising questions about how staffing cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program will affect 9/11 first responders, survivors and residents affected by the terrorist attacks who now live throughout the country. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secreta...

4 days ago·United States

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Daily Kos

Trump and RFK Jr. put 9/11 heroes at risk with their callous job cuts

New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand wrote a letter to newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday, condemning the recent “nonsensical and ...

4 days ago·United States

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NY Daily News

9/11 health program staff cuts are ‘insulting,’ ‘un-American’: Schumer, Gillibrand

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

4 days ago·New York, United States

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