Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are urging Congress to act against the funding cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) implemented by the Trump administration. They claim these cuts have significantly impaired the program, which relies on the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). They express concern that the layoffs of key staff detrimentally affect care for the sick first responders from 9/11, emphasizing that the continuing erosion of resources threatens public health and safety for these individuals.
"Since the Trump administration started, more than a quarter of the WTCHP staff are now gone. None of these cuts have anything to do with efficiency. This is extremism pure and simple and it hurts our brave first responders..."
"Cutting staff critical to the operation of the World Trade Center Health Program will devastate our ability to care for sick first responders and survivors..."
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