DOGE Restores 9/11 Survivor Program Cuts, Hiring Back Workers

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(Bloomberg)-The Trump administration turned the discounts to a health program for respondents and survivors from the events of September 11, and the restoration of research grants and comfortable workers' jobs.

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The World Trade Center Health Program, which is conducting research and provides monitoring and treatment for health conditions in the survivors and respondents of terrorist attacks for the year 2001, witnessed two cancer grants, and more than ten employees who have been placed in recent days, according to Bin, according to Bin, Shifat, The executive director of the 9/11 Health Watch, an independent screen of the program.

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Chefat said that the workers were notified late on Friday that their jobs would be restored, and two research grants were also restored starting from the previous Friday.

The program includes about 140,000 registered individuals and oversees the centers of diseases control and prevention, which was a major target of spending by the Ministry of Elon Musk for government competence. White House actor did not respond to the request for discounts in the WTC Health program.

The Republicans and Democrats in the Congress from New York have criticized the discounts, sent messages to President Donald Trump and the newly appointed Minister of Health and Humanitarian Services, Robert F. Kennedy Junior. For example, it was because the contract was “determined to be” unnecessary because the outputs of the contract are not legally required, “they said in a message on Wednesday.

“This cannot be further from the truth,” the lawmakers, including the representative of Long Island Andrew Garbarino, wrote.

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The research funded by this grant was used to help determine the conditions that appear between the FDNY members associated with 9/11, and thus listed in covering the program's treatment. Garbarino confirmed that the financing was restored in a publication on Thursday on X, saying that he was “grateful to President Trump to take quick measures to support respondents and survivors from September 11.”

The reflection is considered one of several in recent days, indicating that some cuts in Doug may be temporary – especially if they affect agencies, agenda elements, or stakeholders who are important in the Trump administration. Last week, the Ministry of Energy decided to return nuclear energy specialists after suddenly eliminated their jobs.

A few days later, the DOGE team said it had made a mistake in estimating some of the spending cuts that it claimed, including the identification of a contract worth $ 8 million as a value of $ 8 billion. Musk also claimed that the US government spent 50 million dollars on the condom of Palestinians in Gaza, which was in fact to go to prevent HIV/AIDS in Mozambique.

When he faced it, he said, “Some of the things I say will be incorrect, and they should be corrected.”

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The firefighters in New York City were distinguished as a dark milestone last year, as the number of deaths from the World Trade Center's diseases exceeded the number of deaths on September 11, 2001. The largest firefighting administration in the country said that the full restoration of the program was very important.

“The program discounts will reduce employment and reach care that will negatively affect the possibility of survival and the ability to maintain some quality of life during treatment,” Bruce said in a statement before restoring the discounts. “Please do not turn your back to those who sacrificed their health and safety on behalf of countless victims.”

Republican actor Nicole Malekaches, who represents parts of Statin and South Brooklyn, urged the home of a large number of populations from the first respondents – to be careful because the Trump administration seeks to reduce wasteful government spending.

“This is a reminder of the reason, when searching for savings to reduce the debts of our nation of 37 trillion dollars, we need to use a scalpel, not a heavy hammer,” Bloomberg told Bloomberg.

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Last week, about 16 WTC health workers and five other acceptable purchases – which led to the loss of about 20 % of the program employees, said Chefat. The departures included workers responsible for ratifying new cancers and conditions, reviewing the petitions for expanded coverage, checking for fraud and intervention on behalf of patients who need crucial and prescription packages.

Chefat said that many of the employees who had recently entered into new roles and considered only a “test” in the title. Test staff – those who during the first year or two years of job – were the axis of tension in many agencies because they are not subject to the protection of the federal workforce itself like those who have been working longer.

Anthony Gardner, one of the program's employees who lost – then returned – said that he had been working there for about three years and was in his last months of the test period. He started as a contractor before his appointment as a full -time employee in public affairs.

“We are grateful to return to work on Monday for our heroes on September 11,” said Gardner, who lost his brother in the World Trade Center attacks.

– With the help of Emily Perbum.

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