Related: Jon Stewart berates Congress for empty chairs at hearing for 9/11 first responders “And for years, they wouldn’t even tell us - we never ever received a letter telling us this,” he said. “Here we have sick World Trade Center–exposed firefighters and EMS workers, at a time when the city is having difficult financial circumstances due to COVID-19, and we’re not getting the money we need to be able to treat these heroes.”Īdding insult to injury was that they weren’t given a heads-up about any cuts, he said. “This was disappearing - without any notification,” Prezant, who is also the FDNY’s Chief Medical Officer, told the Daily News. And the Treasury has nearly tripled these extractions this year, withholding $1.447 million through late August, according to Dr. The Daily News reports that the Treasury started keeping some of the money earmarked for this program - to the tune of about half a million dollars each year in 20, and $630,000 each year in 20. The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, or NIOHS, oversees the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program.
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