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Trump budget plan for World Trade Center health program threatens first responders

Keep 9/11 program and longtime NIOSH partner together in the CDC

Trump’s ‘Dangerous’ Plan For 9/11 Health Program Opposed By AG

The attorney general is calling for Congressional leaders to oppose President Trump’s proposed changes to the 9/11 health program.

A.G. Schneiderman To Congress: Protect World Trade Center Health Program

A.G. says Trump Administration’s Budget Would Dismantle Management of the World Trade Center Health Program and Jeopardize the Health of 9/11 Survivors and First Responders.

9/11 health care program in danger of being disrupted by Trump’s budget, AG says

More than 83,000 people rely on WTCHP for critical health care and monitoring services for 9/11-related illnesses or injuries, according to Schneiderman.

Schneiderman warns Trump: Don’t play with 9/11 hero health agency

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is joining a chorus of New York officials warning Washington not to mess with the World Trade Center Health Program.

Post-9/11 drug- and alcohol- related hospitalizations among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2003-2010.

OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of drug- and alcohol-related hospitalizations among persons exposed to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks and to assess…

Janet Gibbons Nagle, 58

Demonstrated unwavering courage as a nurse on 9/11 Janet Gibbons Nagle, R.N., 58, recipient of the American Red Cross Nurse Hero Award for her actions on 9/11

World Trade Center (WTC) Update

On November 15, 2017, NYCERS General Counsel Ilyse Sisolak and I testified at a public hearing sponsored by the Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions.

Fund to protect 9/11 first responders is safeguarded

There were more than 500 first responders from Connecticut who went to New York City to help after the attacks on 9/11.