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Lawler, Garbarino, LaLota, and Malliotakis Release Joint Statement on Status of World Trade Center Health Program
“After extensive conversations with the Administration, HHS has said that it is reinstating all 15 WTCHP workers and that Dr. Howard is fully empowered as program Administrator. While we appreciate this development, their employment should have never been in question.”
9/11 health workers rehired after outcry forced Trump to reverse cuts
Almost all of the estimated 16 fired World Trade Center Health Program workers have been told this week they are being reinstated, following weeks of uncertainty over the draconian cuts by the White House and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
‘Hereby revoked’: RFK hastily un-fires 9/11 health care workers
The Department of Health and Human Services, under President Donald Trump and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., swiftly un-fired a large number of people dismissed as part of sweeping agency cuts, CBS News reported, including health care workers for victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Unions push Congress to help bring back NIOSH staff
A coalition of 28 labor unions is calling on congressional lawmakers to “fulfill the promise of a safe job” by helping in the effort to reverse staffing cuts at NIOSH.
HHS to reinstate some specialized workers hit by layoffs
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back a small fraction of the 10,000 federal health workers he dismissed last month.
Statement On the Apparent Rehiring of the 16 WTCHP Staff That Were Terminated on Friday Night. But What About Dr. Howard?
In the face of this yo-yo of administration actions, firing, rehiring, and firing, and the lack of any information on Dr Howard’s status we have a few questions for Secretary Kennedy.
Association between obstructive sleep apnea and hearing loss among a cohort of emergency responders
We report a significant association between OSA and HL among emergency responders.
Trump admin reinstates 9/11 survivors program staff following HHS reorganization
The Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Department (HHS) sent out reinstatement notices to staff members who were part of a federal healthcare program for 9/11 survivors, following a reduction in force at HHS.
HHS revokes some layoff notices, including to 9/11 program
The Department of Health and Human Services formally revoked some layoff notices on Tuesday, multiple federal health officials told CBS News, restoring some staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.
Some World Trade Center program workers who help those with 9/11 illness rehired, source says, in reversal of Trump administration budget cuts
The Trump administration has rehired the majority of the 16 federal workers in one office that helps those sickened by 9/11 toxins and who were abruptly fired last week, according to a source close to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).