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Schumer, Gillibrand slam Trump and RFK Jr. over cut 9/11 program: ‘Political chaos is jeopardizing healthcare of heroes’
New York Dem Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday blasted what they called a “cruel” effort by President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to dismantle the World Trade Center Health Program.
Schumer, Gillibrand: Trump & RFK Just Fired Another 16 Health Program Docs & Scientists, Stunting World Trade Center Health Program; Senators Demand NY GOP Members of Congress Use Their Budget Vote as Leverage to End the Chaos; Political Games Jeopardizing Healthcare of Heroes
U.S. Senator Schumer alongside U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said the Trump administration is at it again: attacking the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP). Yesterday, President Trump and RFK fired an additional 16 medical staff who help keep the WTCHP program alive at NIOSH.
‘Outrageous betrayal’: NY senators seethe as Trump admin slashes 9/11 health program staffing
“This is MAGA extremism, pure and simple,” Schumer said, blasting the cuts as a politically motivated assault that harms those who risked everything in the wake of the attacks.
Sick 9/11 responders are being left behind amid federal spending battle
Services have been cut and restored following outcry, but staffing issues remain.
NY Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand call for GOP lawmakers to step up after Trump layoffs threaten 9/11 health program
Friday’s mass layoffs at NIOSH became the latest blow to the World Trade Center Health Program, which is caught in a back-and-forth funding drama as Trump and Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. take a buzzsaw to key health and research programs.
9/11 health care program: 16 more workers fired by Trump administration, Schumer says
The Trump administration has fired another 16 workers from a health agency that helps people exposed to toxic air during 9/11 and its aftermath, Sen. Chuck Schumer said on Sunday.
RFK Jr.’s Friday night massacre aims to Give Americans Black Lung Again
The mission to “Make America Healthy Again” may soon be derailed by soaring incidents of cancer, rare diseases, and workplace tragedy.
Worker safety agency NIOSH lays off most remaining staff
Nearly all of the remaining staff at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health were laid off Friday, multiple officials and laid-off employees told CBS News, gutting programs ranging from approvals of new safety equipment to firefighter health.
Statement on the Termination of 16 World Trade Center Health Program Staff
Given all of this and the fact that the HHS press office continually refuses to answer questions about Dr. Howard’s status and continues to lie and say that there are not issues with the World Trade Center Health Program, we have some questions for Secretary Kennedy.
Trump cuts demolish agency focused on toxic chemicals and workplace hazards
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, is expected to lose upwards of 900 employees — the vast majority of its staff — by the end of June as a result of the mass firings carried out by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.