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Betraying 9/11 survivors: WTC Health Program firings undercut promise to restore services
The promise of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore the steep cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program was a worthless lie, betraying the heroes and victims of 9/11.
‘This Is an Outrageous Betrayal’
Chaos and uncertainty surrounding the World Trade Center Health Program resumed last week, when a series of developments cast doubt on the future of the initiative.
‘Chaos’: Latest cuts at World Trade Center Health Program spark new fears patient care will suffer
Cuts are sparking new fears that patient care will suffer, interrupting or delaying the treatments some enrollees desperately need as they battle ailments caused by the toxic chemicals unleashed by the collapse of the Twin Towers.
Statement on President Trump Responding to a Question Last Night Regarding the Firing of the World Trade Center Health Program Staff
“Mr. President, we would suggest that you speak to your Secretary of Health and Human Services.”
RFK Jr.’s HHS Faces Multi-State Suit for Federal Health Cuts
New York, Michigan, Arizona, and others argue the Trump administration has “systematically deprived HHS of the resources necessary to do its job.”
‘Data Chaos’: Secretary Kennedy defends database on ‘existential disease’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weighs in on President Donald Trump banning China’s gain-of-function research and defends ‘dialing back’ health agencies on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
In Reversal, FDA Rehires Staff Tasked With Releasing Public Records
The FDA has rehired at least some workers tasked with releasing public records generated by the agency’s regulatory activities, two employees said. The recall reverses firings carried out roughly a month ago by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the agency.
NY leads lawsuit over RFK’s HHS cuts
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday filed suit to block the April cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She argued the cuts cripple testing, care, and services that Congress funds by law.
‘He’s being disingenuous, he’s lying’: 9/11 responder slams Trump
The World Trade Center Health Program says 16 staffers were fired Friday night as part of cuts by the Trump administration. Former Ground Zero demolition worker and President of the FealGood Foundation John Feal joins Chris Jansing to share his reaction to the move.
Attorney General James Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Dangerous Dismantling of Health and Human Services Department
New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unconstitutional dismantling of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).