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HHS Sec. Kennedy says cuts at 9/11 health program were a ‘mistake’
Advocates have warned that the wave of firings and then re-hirings at the federally funded World Trade Center Health Program have undermined patient health.
RFK Jr. grilled over cuts to HHS, including World Trade Center Health Program
Local first responders were listening in Wednesday as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled over cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, including the World Trade Center Health Program.
RFK Jr. admits ‘mistake’ in slashing 9/11 health program
RFK Jr. told Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) that firing many staffers at the World Trade Center Health Program was an error made as the incoming Trump administration sought to make deep across-the-board cuts to spending.
Statement on Secretary Kennedy’s Testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and His Response to Senator Kim’s Question
Secretary Kennedy needs to ensure that the program staff is brought up to its full strength, as authorized by OMB, of 138, so it can do its job of providing for sick and injured 9/11 responders and survivors.
Labor and Workplace Health and Safety Groups Sue to Restore Programs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Unions across nursing, education, mining and manufacturing industries, along with a manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE), today sued the Trump administration to reverse the illegal dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Under pressure, HHS reinstates hundreds of occupational health workers
After facing considerable pushback from labor organizations and congressional lawmakers, the Trump administration has reversed course on some of its planned layoffs at the federal health agency responsible for overseeing workplace safety.
HHS backtracks on firing hundreds of federal health workers
The health secretary said he brought back 328 employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, including those overseeing coal miner and 9/11 screenings.
US health department to reverse federal layoffs of coal safety workers, senator says
Over 100 federal employees who screen coal miners for black lung disease and research other respiratory disease who had been terminated as part of sweeping government layoffs have had their jobs restored permanently, West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced on Tuesday.
Survivors, advocates challenge Trump admin to rescue 9/11 health program: ‘We’re starting to feel forgotten’
The plea came as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify before a Senate committee on Wednesday, with survivors and advocates calling on the secretary of Health and Human Services to defend the life-saving program.
RFK Jr. faces scrutiny and questions in DC over dismantling of department
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to face tough questions from lawmakers today on Capitol Hill regarding President Trump’s proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year.