9/11 News Items (3/19/26)
Arnold Korotkin
Below are summaries with URLs to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation Issues. An archive of past articles year by year can by found on the 911 Health Watch website
GOV. HOCHUL CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF 9/11 HEALTH PROGRAM STAFF
CBS 6 Albany | March 18, 2026
Hochul said the reported reductions threaten the health and long-term care of thousands of first responders and survivors affected by the September 11 attacks.
Gov. Kathy Hochul | March 18, 2026
This ongoing reduction in the WTC Health Program’s workforce and operational capacity directly affects the health, safety, and long-term welfare of the first responders and others who answered the call during and after the September 11 attacks.
FIREFIGHTERS SOUND ALARM ON STAFFING AT 9/11 HEALTH PROGRAM
WINSAM: On-Demand Podcast | March 17, 2026
1010 WINS News Reporter Glenn Schuck with more on the story.
WERE 9/11 HEALTH WORKERS REASSIGNED TO ICE? NY REPS INQUIRE
Rockland/Westchester Journal News | March 17, 2026
Members of Congress are questioning the ability of the World Trade Center Health Program to provide care for 9/11 responders and survivors.
LAW DEPARTMENT WORKING TO RELEASE “TENS OF THOUSANDS” OF 9/11 DOCUMENTS
The Chief | March 17, 2026
Lawmakers and advocates for 9/11 first responders and survivors have pushed for years for the city to release documents from the period following the attacks.
CITY COUNCIL SECURES COMMITMENT FROM CORPORATION COUNSEL TO RELEASE 9/11 DOCUMENTS
New York City Council | March 17, 2026
Speaker Julie Menin secured a commitment from Corporation Counsel Steve Banks that the City’s Law Department will create a public online portal to release documents related to post-9/11 air quality and health risks.
2 WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM STAFFERS REASSIGNED, NONPROFIT SAYS
CBS News New York | March 17, 2026
The executive director of the nonprofit organization 9/11 Health Watch confirms two staffers at the World Trade Center Health Program have been reassigned, including one to ICE.
REPORTS: SOME 9/11 HEALTH STAFFERS REASSIGNED TO ICE, OTHER ROLES
WNBC 4 New York | March 17, 2026
Schumer joins local Republican colleagues in voicing concerns
Sen. Chuck Schumer | March 17, 2026
“9/11 survivors are dying of cancer, fighting to breathe, and Trump is ripping away their care to staff ICE,” said Senator Schumer. “It is a disgrace and a betrayal of our first responders.”
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