Attorney Michael Barasch is heading to Washington this week with survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a simple ask for lawmakers: Reverse the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal World Trade Center Health Program. More.
9/11 Survivors Battle Against Federal Health Care Cuts
Health program for 9/11 illnesses faces uncertain future after federal staffing cuts
More than 23 years after the Twin Towers collapsed, blanketing lower Manhattan in toxic dust and debris, the number of people diagnosed with 9/11-related illnesses is still growing. More.
NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension
Shortly after now-retired Jersey City Police Officer Valerie Velazquez-Stetz dropped her son off at school on September 11, 2001, she found herself in riot gear, ready to help after the attacks at the World Trade Center. More.
‘Bureaucratic cruelty’: 9/11 responders and survivors shaken by US health cuts
A program that provides free healthcare to first responders and survivors of the World Trade Center terror attacks has been in turmoil for months, with services cut, restored and cut again as part of the Trump administration’s “restructuring” of the federal health department. More.
Staff cuts to World Trade Center Health Program bring anger, frustration, anxiety
Tom Wilson, a retired NYPD sergeant from Bellport, said he has watched with anger and frustration as the Trump administration has made deep staffing cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program he credits with saving his life. More.
World Trade Center Health program cuts a deep concern, Schumer and Gillibrand say
New York Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer joined advocates and labor leaders on Sunday to condemn the Trump administration’s layoffs at a health program that treats 9/11 survivors, saying the move could threaten care for first responders. More.
RFK Jr.’s HHS cuts include a slap in the face to 9/11 heroes
The Trump administration recently fired the head of the World Trade Center Health Program, and dismissed two-thirds of the entire staff at the program’s parent agency, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). More.
Five 9/11-Related Illnesses Exposure Zone Victims Still Battle With
The aftermath of the 9/11 attacks was devastating, not just for those who lost loved ones but also for the thousands who were exposed to toxic dust and debris. Many first responders, residents, and workers in the area are still dealing with serious health issues decades later. More.