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Law Department working to release “tens of thousands” of 9/11 documents
Lawmakers and advocates for 9/11 first responders and survivors have pushed for years for the city to release documents from the period following the attacks.
City Council Secures Commitment from Corporation Counsel to Release 9/11 Documents
Speaker Julie Menin secured a commitment from Corporation Counsel Steve Banks that the City’s Law Department will create a public online portal to release documents related to post-9/11 air quality and health risks.
2 World Trade Center Health Program staffers reassigned, nonprofit says
The executive director of the nonprofit organization 9/11 Health Watch confirms two staffers at the World Trade Center Health Program have been reassigned, including one to ICE.
Reports: some 9/11 health staffers reassigned to ICE, other roles
Schumer joins local Republican colleagues in voicing concerns
Schumer Sounds Alarm: As Trump Strips Staff From 9/11 Health Program and Reassigns Them to ICE, Senator Demands Immediate Reversal to Protect 140,000 Survivors
“9/11 survivors are dying of cancer, fighting to breathe, and Trump is ripping away their care to staff ICE,” said Senator Schumer. “It is a disgrace and a betrayal of our first responders.”
Gutted 9/11 World Trade Center Health program now reassigning workers to ICE: advocates
Staffers at the federal World Trade Center Health Program — which has already seen more than a 25% drop in personnel — have been reassigned to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Indian Health Service, advocates for the 9/11 community said.
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Lawmakers seek meeting with RFK Jr. over staff shortages, delays at World Trade Center Health Program
A federal agency seeking to treat emergency responders who fell ill after 9/11 is contending with staffing shortages and delays that could have “devastating medical consequences” as the United States approaches the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks.
Official Calls for Improvements to 9/11 Health Program
A local Congressman is calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make improvements to the health program for those who responded to the September 11, 2001 attacks and is asking to fix the problems which are preventing them from getting the care they need.
GOP reps want Kennedy to address WTC Health Program staffing shortfall
A number of Sept. 11, 2001, first responders and survivors denied entry into the health program have been waiting more than a year for their appeals to be processed.