US Edition9/11 Health Program: Bipartisan group of lawmakers writes to Trump, RJK Jr. in effort to save agency
- Dr. John Howard, head of the 9/11 health program, was fired this week, on April 3, 2025.
- Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ordered the job cuts as part of federal workforce reductions.
- Hundreds of NIOSH employees, including doctors and scientists, were let go during the cuts.
- Don Mihalek quoted, "Wait, what did we just do, and fix it," hoping for a reversal.
- Advocates worry the firing could hurt care for over 100,000 people served by the program.
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New York senators demand Trump Administration restore cuts made to WTC Health Program last week
Dozens of 9/11 first responder advocates and New York's US senators gathered on Sunday to demand the Trump Administration fully restore staffing cuts to a critical program that provides medical services for those who risked their lives at the World Trade Center during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the recovery that followed. U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand from New York stood with 9/11 community leaders to demand Pr…
9/11 Health Program: Bipartisan group of lawmakers writes to Trump, RJK Jr. in effort to save agency
Legislators on both sides of the aisle outraged over drastic cuts to the agency that oversees the World Trade Center Health Program have fired off a letter to President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. demanding the pivotal services be restored. Read more...
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