Archive of News (2025)
Gillibrand, Garbarino, Schumer, Jeffries, Nadler, Goldman Lead Bipartisan Push Calling On President Trump To Reverse Cuts To World Trade Center Health Program
The cuts include the dismissal of Dr. John Howard, the administrator of the WTCHP, who makes critical decisions regarding covered conditions and ensures the WTCHP complies with statutes enacted by Congress.
RFK Jr. announces HHS reinstating some programs, employees cut by mistake
On the heels of terminating 10,000 jobs from the Department of Health and Human Services this week, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told ABC News some programs would soon be reinstated because they were mistakenly cut.
Schumer slams RFK Jr. for laying off employees who worked helping Sept. 11 responders
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has excoriated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for laying off hundreds of employees who worked with survivors and first responders who experienced the terror attack on Sept. 11, 2001.
World Trade Center Health Program Leader Fired, Along with Staff Who Support Operations
The fired staff include Dr. John Howard, the administrator of the Health Program, along with most of the staff of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Federal cuts to WTC Health Program could impact 9/11 survivors, officials warn
New York City officials are sounding the alarm after the federal government directed staff cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), an organization that supports the World Trade Center Health Program.
Schumer: In Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy, Demands Answers for Broken Promises to 9/11 Families and Survivors After Again Slashing Key Staff Who Support the World Trade Center Health Program
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer yesterday demanded answers from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for his broken promises made to 9/11 first responders and survivors to protect the program.
Attorney General James Denounces Trump Administration’s Latest Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program
“When our country was attacked, thousands of New Yorkers put their lives on the line to save others, and they deserve the care that we’ve fought for over these last 24 years.”
Exposure to the World Trade Center Disaster, Health, and Health-Related Quality of Life Nearly 20 Years After 9/11
Nearly 20 years after 9/11, WTC-exposed populations experience a high burden of health conditions that affect their wellbeing.
Longtime Head of 9/11 Health Program Let Go Amid Federal Job Cuts
The longtime leader of a federal health program for 9/11 survivors and first responders has been fired, worrying many advocates and lawmakers.
‘Un-American’: Schumer, Gillibrand bash Trump for more cuts to 9/11 health program
Outraged, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand “blasted” President Donald Trump Wednesday for enacting new cuts to World Trade Center Health Program personnel.