A bipartisan group of New York lawmakers came together on Tuesday, Feb. 26th to announce a new bill designed to address funding shortfalls in the World Trade Center Health Program. More.
A bipartisan group of New York lawmakers came together on Tuesday, Feb. 26th to announce a new bill designed to address funding shortfalls in the World Trade Center Health Program. More.
After several thousand probationary workers across the nation’s health department were fired in what some dubbed a “Valentine’s Day massacre,” the government has asked some to return to their jobs regulating the nation’s food supply, providing help for 9/11 responders and reviewing medical devices. More.
Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Dan Goldman (NY-10), along with Senators John Cornyn (TX) and Richard Blumenthal (CT), reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act, which provides funding for the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, or USVSST Fund. More.
While political divisions remain high in Congress, both Democrats and Republicans came together Tuesday to push for increased funding for victims of 9/11 and other state-sponsored terrorist attacks. More.
There’s growing concerns about disruptions and delays in healthcare benefits for 9/11 first responders. To combat some of the moves from the Trump administration, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara has introduced the 9/11 First Responders Emergency Healthcare Access Act. More.
The Trump administration will reverse the layoffs it ordered at the 9/11 healthcare program for people sickened by toxic smoke and debris from the World Trade Center's collapse, Spectrum News NY1 has learned. More.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say. More.
The Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce affect the World Trade Center Health Program, putting the health of 9/11 first responders at risk, critics said. More.