Trump administration, TumultReversed the dismissal of the doctor in charge of a health program for the survivors of September 11, according to local members of the Congress.
The doctor, John Howard, is director of the World Trade Center Health Program. He was one of the 10,000 estimated employees of the Ministry of Health and Social Services whose jobs were eliminated by the Trump administration while the president seeks to reduce the size of the federal workforce and the government’s scope.
On Saturday, in a press release citing the intervention of the members of the Congress, the representative Andrew R. Garbarino (R-Bayport) announced the inversion of the dismissal of Howard.
The White House did not return an email to comment on Saturday.
The World Trade Center Health Program provides services at around 137,000 stakeholders on September 11 and other survivors across the country.
In a declaration sent by email, senator Kirsten Gillibrand (DN.Y.) said on Saturday: “I am relieved that the Ministry of Health and Social Services made the right decision by re -arguing Dr Howard. However, this would never have taken place in the darkest hour.”
“ Work in progress ”
The National Institute of Professional Security and Health Staff that worked with the program was also released.
When asked if a licensed staff would be rehired, Garbarino spokesperson Kristen Cianci did not say yes or no. In a press release assigned to the Congress Member, Garbarino said: “It is a work in progress, but I remain in contact with the White House and the HHS while we are working to solve any remaining problem with an impact on the program. We had to have the administrator in place before progressing with something else.”
Benjamin Chevat, executive director of Citizens for the extension of the James Zadroga law, said in a statement that the staff should also be rehired.
“Although they announce their good news and we are grateful, this is only the first step,” he said in an email.
Angelo Roefaro, spokesperson for the Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, said on Saturday: “The fact remains that there are more questions than answers at the moment for the WTC health program and the heroes who depend on it – and we will arrive at the bottom of this as soon as possible.”
At the end of last month, 16 additional workers in the WTC health program were informed They could lose their jobsDespite previous insurance from the Trump administration that the program would not be affected.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Emily G. Hilliard, said in an email in Newsday on Friday: “All the programs required statilely will remain intact and, following the reorganization, will be better placed to execute the statutory intention of the congress”.
In February, the Trump administration dismissed 11 members of the WTC health program of the WTC of Probation, but they were rehired after demonstrations of the Congress legislators, Newsday reported.