By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Pew PatriotsPew PatriotsPew Patriots
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
  • Home
  • News
  • Tactical
  • Guns and Gear
  • Prepping & Survival
  • Videos
Reading: Trump admin reinstates 9/11 survivors program staff following HHS reorganization
Share
Font ResizerAa
Pew PatriotsPew Patriots
  • News
  • Tactical
  • Guns and Gear
  • Prepping & Survival
  • Videos
Search
  • Home
  • News
  • Tactical
  • Guns and Gear
  • Prepping & Survival
  • Videos
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
Trump admin reinstates 9/11 survivors program staff following HHS reorganization
News

Trump admin reinstates 9/11 survivors program staff following HHS reorganization

Jimmie Dempsey
Last updated: May 6, 2025 11:26 pm
Jimmie Dempsey Published May 6, 2025
Share
SHARE

FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Department (HHS) sent out reinstatement notices to staff members who were part of a federal healthcare program for 9/11 survivors, following a reduction in force at HHS and its subagencies as part of Trump’s efforts to optimize the federal government. 

The administration announced in mid-February that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would face cuts that would reduce the agency’s workforce by roughly one-tenth. As part of that reduction in force, 16 workers at the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) were let go, an HHS official confirmed. 

The move spurred concern from both Democrats and Republicans.

TRUMP FOE LETITIA JAMES LEADING CHARGE ON NEW MULTISTATE LAWSUIT OVER HHS CUTS 

New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, whose district in the Hudson Valley is home to many 9/11 first responders, reportedly indicated after the cuts that he was actively communicating with the Trump administration about them. 

“This political chaos is jeopardizing the healthcare of heroes,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., added in a Sunday statement about the 16 fired WTCHP workers.

After political pressure in early April, the Trump administration eventually restored WTCHP Administrator Dr. John Howard to his role as head operator of the program, according to Lawler, and today all the staff members at WTCHP who were let go as part of the administration’s DOGE efforts have been reinstated. 

One of the 16 total staffers who were swept up in the cuts had already accepted a resignation buyout offered by the Trump administration.

Trump and Kennedy closeup shot

“We appreciate the department’s swift action to address these notices and return critical program staff to work to help assist and provide ongoing services,” Howard said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We’re ready to serve the more than 133,000 responders and survivors of the 9/11 attacks who are served by this program along with other critical programs in NIOSH.” 

NEW HHS REPORT SHEDS ADDITIONAL LIGHT ON RISKS OF GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE FOR MINORS

The federal program, which is housed within the (CDC), 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.

CDC sign, blue sky trees behind it

The program was developed to provide healthcare services to 9/11 victims, first responders and others involved in support services during the attacks who were exposed to harmful contaminants that day, as many were forced to inhale toxic dust and debris as they attempted to save lives. 

The program, which was extended in 2015, is slated to run until 2090 and aims to ensure that patients directly affected by the 9/11 attacks in New York, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, have zero out-of-pocket costs for any health complications that came as a result of the 9/11 attacks.

“The chaos we see throughout the administration we’re seeing 10 times over at the World Trade Center program,” Schumer said over the weekend ahead of the reinstatements, according to New York’s Spectrum News NY1. “We hear people are being fired, then we hear they’re being restored; then we hear they’re being fired, then they’re being restored.”

Read the full article here

You Might Also Like

Diddy received standing ovation from fellow inmates after jury found rapper not guilty on RICO charge: lawyer

Bengals lose Joe Burrow for 3 months after QB suffers turf toe injury: report

China may gain greater control of Panama Canal after BlackRock deal misses deadline

Anti-ICE attackers revealed to have extensive history of radical protest activities

Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter’s path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA

Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print
Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

We Recommend
Country singer Lee Brice honors Charlie Kirk, says he ‘had a heart of God’
News

Country singer Lee Brice honors Charlie Kirk, says he ‘had a heart of God’

Jimmie Dempsey Jimmie Dempsey September 18, 2025
FCC Chair Brendan Carr defends ABC affiliates pulling Jimmy Kimmel show after monologue mocking Charlie Kirk
Dozens of ABC stations to air Charlie Kirk tribute special during Jimmy Kimmel’s timeslot
Immigration judge orders deportation of Mahmoud Khalil to Syria or Algeria
New Hampshire daycare worker who secretly gave kids melatonin spared jail
Opus Knives Meets up with Boker for a Bull Session
JD Vance blames Kirk assassination on ‘left-wing political radicalization’ of shooter
News

JD Vance blames Kirk assassination on ‘left-wing political radicalization’ of shooter

Jimmie Dempsey Jimmie Dempsey September 18, 2025
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Kash clashes with the Senate
News

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Kash clashes with the Senate

Jimmie Dempsey Jimmie Dempsey September 17, 2025
Senators seek to make it easier for VA to exhume ‘disgraced’ veterans
Tactical

Senators seek to make it easier for VA to exhume ‘disgraced’ veterans

Jimmie Dempsey Jimmie Dempsey September 17, 2025
Pew Patriots
  • News
  • Tactical
  • Prepping & Survival
  • Videos
  • Guns and Gear
2024 © Pew Patriots. All Rights Reserved.
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?