WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Chuck Schumer issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today called on President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy to immediately reverse the reassignment of World Trade Center Health Program staff to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies, warning the moves are delaying care for the 140,000 survivors enrolled in the program. The World Trade Center Health Program, which covers medical expenses for those suffering from 9/11-related illnesses, is budgeted for 120 staffers but currently has only 84, a 25% drop in personnel. HHS has reassigned key officials, including those responsible for processing enrollments, handling appeals, and certifying treatments, to ICE....