First on FOX: The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has sent a recovery notice to staff members who were part of the federal health program 9/11 For survivorswhich follows cuts to HHS and its sub-agency as part of Trump’s efforts to optimize the federal government.
The administration was set to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in mid-February. Face cut This will reduce the agency’s workforce by about a tenth. As part of the cuts, 16 workers from the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) have been let go, an HHS official confirmed.
The move has fueled concerns from both Democrats and Republicans.
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New York City images from September 11th, 2001 (Getty Images/Fox News)
new york Republican Rep. Mike Lawler; The Hudson Valley district is reportedly home to many 9/11 first responders.
“This political upheaval puts the health care of heroes at risk,” Sen. Dn.Y. Sen. Chuck Schumer added in Sunday’s statement regarding 16 fired WTCHP workers.
After political pressure in early April, the Trump administration ultimately restored WTCHP administrator Dr. John Howard to the role of the program as head operator. Today, all WTCHP staff have recovered, which were let go as part of the administration’s efforts.
One of a total of 16 staff swept in the cut had already accepted the resignation acquisition that was provided. Trump administration.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and President Donald Trump (Getty Images)
“We appreciate the department’s prompt action to address these notifications and bring back key program staff to support and provide ongoing services,” Howard said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We are ready to serve more than 133,000 responders and survivors. Attack on 9/11 He is served in this program along with other important programs at NIOSH. ”
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Federal programs housed withinCDC), was established by Congress in 2010 as part of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. It is operated by the CDC’s National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
The program was developed to provide medical services to 9/11 victims, first responders, and others involved in support services during attacks exposed to harmful contaminants that day.
The program, which was expanded in 2015, is scheduled to run until 2090 and aims to ensure patients will be directly affected by the 9/11 attack in New York. pentagon Additionally, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, there is zero out-of-pocket cost for health complications that result from the 9/11 attack.
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According to New York, Schumer said “the confusion seen across the administration, which he has seen more than 10 times in the World Trade Center program,” Schumer said ahead of his return to work over the weekend. Spectrum News NY1. “We hear people are being fired, then they’re recovering. Then they’re being fired, then they’re recovering.”
