Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program are reversed

Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program are reversed after bipartisan push
More than140,000 survivors diagnosed with illnesses after the 2001 terrorist attacks have been enrolled in the program.
Trump, CDC fully restores 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.
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.
DOGE Restores 9/11 Survivor Program Cuts, Hires Back Workers
The Trump administration walked back cuts to a health program for 9/11 first responders and survivors, restoring research grants and the jobs of laid-off workers.
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.
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 Admin Backpedals on 9/11 Health Program Cuts Amidst NY Leaders' Outcry
Trump administration reverses cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program after backlash, ensuring continued support and research funding for 9/11 first responders and survivors.
Trump administration reverses proposed cuts to 9/11 Health Program
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Planned cuts to a crucial 9/11 healthcare program have been reversed following a wave of backlash from New York’s elected officials.
Trump reverses cuts to 9/11 first responder health program following bipartisan outcry
The seven House Republicans urged Trump "as a native New Yorker who lived in New York City as it recovered from the 9/11 terrorist attacks" to reverse the cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program and rehire staff members who were fired several days ago.
Trump administration reverses planned cuts to WTC Health Program
Funding for the WTC Health Program is secured through 2027, but a federal resolution passed in December 2024 left its long-term financial future uncertain
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, ...
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9/11 health program cuts to cause 'life and death' delays, fired worker says
Anthony Gardner was fired from the World Trade Center Health Program. For him, the mission was personal; his brother died in ...
'Please fight this tyrant,' 9/11 cancer victim tells NJ Congressman about Trump health cut
WASHINGTON – Congressman Frank Pallone (D-District 6) has called the Trump Administration’s decision to cut the World Trade ...
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.
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Ex-WTC Health Program employee says mission is "critical," urges RFK Jr. to reconsider cuts
Anthony Gardner of Essex, NJ, was fired from his job at the World Trade Center Health Program as part of the DOGE government efficiency effort.
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DOGE move to go after 9/11 Survivors' Fund triggers Republican pushback
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cut 20% of the World Trade Center Health Program's staff last week.