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World Trade Center Health Program leader John Howard's firing reversed after uproar, Rep. Andrew Garbarino says

The Trump administration, following an uproar, has reversed the firing of the doctor in charge of a health program for 9/11 survivors, according to local members of Congress. More.

9/11 responders sound alarm as Trump cuts WTC Health Program staff

Patients with medical conditions linked to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks are bracing for delays and disruptions to their care after the Trump administration fired hundreds of employees from the agency overseeing the World Trade Center Health Program, including its director. More.

Lawmakers launch bipartisan push to save 9/11 WTC program from RFK Jr. cuts

Legislators on both sides of the aisle outraged over drastic cuts to the agency that oversees the World Trade Center Health Program have fired off a letter to President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. demanding the pivotal services be restored. More.

Trump administration cuts claim 16 jobs at World Trade Center Health Program

Sixteen World Trade Center Health Program employees received notices that they could lose their jobs in the Health and Human Services Department’s downsizing, despite promises the program’s staff would not be reduced, a 9/11 health advocate said Friday. More.

9/11 advocates furious over cuts at WTC health program

The Donald Trump administration has continued to lay off thousands of federal workers, including workers at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), one of the agencies that oversees the World Trade Center Health Program. More.

9/11 survivors feel ‘erased’ after Trump guts health program

First responders and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks may lose or receive delayed health care benefits from the World Trade Center Health Program after the Trump administration fired thousands of staff at the nation’s public health agencies this week, including the agency that oversees the program. More.

Trump, RFK JR. job cuts gut World Trade Center health program, paralyze care

The Trump administration has gutted the agency overseeing the World Trade Center Health Program, a move advocates say will wreak havoc on the program’s operations and bring critical operations to a standstill. More.

WTC Health Program must be saved: Firing of leader Dr. John Howard and others must be reversed

The World Trade Center Health Program, providing essential medical care to the heroes and the victims of 9/11, was spared a 20% Trump administration budget cut in February only when Republican members of Congress from New York fought back and saved the WTCHP. Those members must now ride to the rescue again. More.