This provision, added to the legislation, will make a substantial change to the WTCHP funding formula. That change resolves a projected funding deficit—due to rising health care costs and increasing numbers of responders and survivors coming forward to join program—that would have forced cuts in program services starting in 2027.

Threat of Cuts to Health Program Averted Bipartisan efforts of Congressman Andrew Garbarino, Speaker Mike Johnson, Chairman Brett Guthrie, Senators, Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer secure critical World Trade Center Health Program funding formula fix. Today the leadership of the House and the Senate announced agreement on a final version of the year’s budget bill […]

Congress needs to pass the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025 (S.739/H.R.1410) to make sure that the program is fully funded and will not face impending cuts to access and services.

9/11 is not just a social media post or a bumper sticker to the thousands still dealing with the health impact of 9/11 even today, 24 years later.

Secretary Kennedy must let the World Trade Center Health Program do its job.

Given Secretary Kennedy’s record for the first six months of the administration, and with the 24th anniversary of 9/11 just a few weeks away, Senators Gillibrand and Schumer are calling attention to continuing issues with the World Trade Center Health Program that Secretary Kennedy must address.

Thanks to Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ), we have the first public acknowledgement from Secretary Kennedy that the cuts to the staff and the firing of Dr. John Howard at the World Trade Center Health Program were a “mistake”.

This is good news—we’re glad it’s happening—but there are still major questions about the status of the program and its future operations and its ability to provide care to 9/11 responders and survivors.

Mr. President, we would suggest that you speak to your Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Given all of this and the fact that the HHS press office continually refuses to answer questions about Dr. Howard’s status and continues to lie and say that there are not issues with the World Trade Center Health Program, we have some questions for Secretary Kennedy.