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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).
Trump Asked About Recent Layoffs At World Trade Center Health Program For 9/11 First Responders
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, President Trump was asked about recent layoffs at the World Trade Center Health Program.
N.Y. advocacy group, senators condemn 9/11 health program firings
Federal lawmakers are calling the move to fire 16 staff members a betrayal of those who risked their lives in the aftermath of 9/11.
Trump Continues to Gut 9/11 Health Fund
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday said as the Trump administration keeps gutting the World Trade Center Health Program, their Republican counterparts should leverage their budget vote to end the continuous cuts to the crucial health program for thousands of New Yorkers.
Federal health program to support 9/11 survivors and first responders at risk
After the Trump administration authorized probationary layoffs and cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, doctors and scientists who help evaluate and treat people through this program have lost their jobs.
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.