Trump reverses cuts to 9/11 first responder health program

Trump, CDC fully restore 9/11 health program cuts from DOGE axe
Cuts announced last week by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were restored Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21.
Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program reversed after bipartisan push
More than140,000 survivors diagnosed with illnesses after the 2001 terrorist attacks have been enrolled in the program.
New York Republicans scold Trump for CDC cuts that affect 9/11 responders
Critics say the Trump administrations cuts to CDC staff will negatively affect a health fund for 9/11 first responders.
CDC cuts: How will the World Trade Center Health Program be impacted?
The cuts are considered a continuation of plans by Donald Trump and Elon Musk to reduce the federal workforce.
Trump restores 9/11 research funding cut by DOGE. Will WTC health program jobs be next?
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis on X said research and jobs were restored. Others in Congress say they are still working on restoring WTC Health Program jobs.
Schumer, Gillibrand hit Robert Kennedy Jr. for cuts to CDC, World Trade Center Health Program
New York State's two senators have co-written a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. expressing their opposition to recent
Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program Spark Bipartisan Outrage
"To say funding for 9/11 first responders is government waste is outrageous and insulting," Sen. Chuck Schumer said.
Trump, After G.O.P. Criticism, Reverses Cuts to 9/11 Survivors’ Program
About 20 percent of the World Trade Central Health Program’s staff had been terminated amid President Trump’s slashing of the federal work force.
Trump reverses cuts to 9/11 first responder health program following bipartisan outcry
Cuts to the federal program that administers aid to September 11th emergency workers and others have been reversed. Both Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer and Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis made the announcement in separate statements Thursday night.
Trump administration reverses proposed cuts to 9/11 Health Program
As a native New Yorker, President Trump understands the importance of supporting first responders, 9/11 survivors and Ground Zero rescue workers. That’s why we anticipated an
Trump administration ceases 9/11 health program cuts after backlash, NY lawmakers say
The cuts to staffing and research funding for the World Trade Center Health Program have drawn fierce criticism from New York congressmembers.
9/11 health program staff cuts are ‘insulting,’ ‘un-American’: Schumer, Gillibrand
N.Y. Senators Schumer and Gillibrand have reached out to U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr., demanding the “insulting, ...
CDC restores 9/11-related cancer research funding, officials say
The CDC has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration's Department of ...
9/11 health program cuts to cause 'life and death' delays, fired worker says
Up to 20% of staff at the WTC Health Program were impacted by cuts of probationary workers and buyouts, U.S. senators said in ...