Santabarbara introduces bill to guarantee healthcare for 9/11 first responders
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.
White House reverses DOGE cuts to 9/11 health program, grants
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.
CDC restores 9/11-related cancer research funding after DOGE's cancellation, officials say
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.
New York Republicans scold Trump for CDC cuts that affect 9/11 responders
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.
DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke
In a rare sign of pushback against President Trump, a coalition of congressional Republicans from the New York area rebuked the president for cuts to a federal program that administers aid to emergency workers and others suffering from toxins related to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. More.
Wednesday Morning on the Horizon
Like many children that grew up in New Jersey, Christine Fiorelli would frequently visit New York City with her family. Some of the most memorable visits were when she would go with her father, Stephen J. Fiorelli, to his office at the World Trade Center, where he worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as an engineer. More.
9/11 health program cuts to cause 'life and death' delays, fired worker says
Just before his confirmation as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to help 9/11 responders and survivors, two U.S. senators from New York said Tuesday. More.
U.S. senators criticize staffing cuts in health care program for 9/11 responders
Two U.S. senators are raising questions about how staffing cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program will affect 9/11 first responders, survivors and residents affected by the terrorist attacks who now live throughout the country. More.