Trump administration secretly siphoned millions out of New York Firefighters' health program
September 11, 2020
On 9/11, many political officials—people like Donald Trump and Mike Pence—make appearances around the country. They make speeches and take solemn photographs near memorials. They make it a point to remind people how brave our country’s police and fire departments and other first responders are. Now The New York Daily News has a depressingly explosive story about the Trump administration’s way of remembering.
According to the report, millions of dollars have been withheld from the Fire Department of New York’s (FDNY) World Trade Center Health Program, a program that was set up exclusively for them and which “tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11 related illnesses.” How much money? Where has it gone? Why have they done it? All of these questions have been pursued since the beginning of the Trump administration when the program’s director, Dr. David Prezant, first started seeing hundreds of thousands of dollars being “docked” by the U.S. Treasury.
Daily Kos
Nearly every Democrat (Some were Democrat in name only, in a Trump supporter state)
had voted to provide medical funding to terribly ill and dying Frirst Responders-
Republicans had let the funding lapse, and did not care to renew it. The issue earned
national attention, when Jon Stewart sat before the committee and pleaded for these
veterans of the devastation. A man that only had days to live pleaded for all survivors.
Trump's loyalists had promised Trump that they would not spend money on the heroes.
They had to break their promise to Trump- or become notorious for letting Americans
suffer and die.
Trump found a way to grift money from the sick, injured, and dying. 4 million is missing
The Trump administration has secretly siphoned nearly Correction- $4 million away from
a program that tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11
related illnesses, the Daily News has learned.
The Trump administration has secretly siphoned nearly $4 million away from a program that tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11 related illnesses, the Daily News has learned.
The Treasury Department mysteriously started withholding parts of payments — nearly four years ago — meant to cover medical services for firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics treated by the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program, documents obtained by The News reveal.
The payments were authorized and made by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which oversees the program. But instead of sending the funds to the city, the Treasury started keeping some of the money.
“This was just disappearing,” the program’s director, Dr. David Prezant, told The News. “This is the most amazing thing. This was disappearing — without any notification.”
NY Daily News
"Moscow Mitch" McConnell has been denying health care to 9/11 responders since 2010.
He stalls, and forces everyone to give him something that he wants, and gives little in return.
Shame means nothing to Mitch. He has his personal bank vault where his heart should be.
Jun 17, 2019
Jon Stewart Continues to Blast Republicans for Not Supporting the 9/11 Victim Fund
September 11, 2020
On 9/11, many political officials—people like Donald Trump and Mike Pence—make appearances around the country. They make speeches and take solemn photographs near memorials. They make it a point to remind people how brave our country’s police and fire departments and other first responders are. Now The New York Daily News has a depressingly explosive story about the Trump administration’s way of remembering.
According to the report, millions of dollars have been withheld from the Fire Department of New York’s (FDNY) World Trade Center Health Program, a program that was set up exclusively for them and which “tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11 related illnesses.” How much money? Where has it gone? Why have they done it? All of these questions have been pursued since the beginning of the Trump administration when the program’s director, Dr. David Prezant, first started seeing hundreds of thousands of dollars being “docked” by the U.S. Treasury.
Daily Kos
Nearly every Democrat (Some were Democrat in name only, in a Trump supporter state)
had voted to provide medical funding to terribly ill and dying Frirst Responders-
Republicans had let the funding lapse, and did not care to renew it. The issue earned
national attention, when Jon Stewart sat before the committee and pleaded for these
veterans of the devastation. A man that only had days to live pleaded for all survivors.
Trump's loyalists had promised Trump that they would not spend money on the heroes.
They had to break their promise to Trump- or become notorious for letting Americans
suffer and die.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) also chimed in later Monday to
criticize McConnell, sharing on Twitter a Daily Beast story about the Republican's
remarks headlined: "Mitch McConnell Wonders Why Jon Stewart Is ‘All Bent Out
of Shape’ Over 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund."
"I’ll tell you why," Schumer wrote online. "Because 9/11 victims are getting sicker,
and the last time this bill came up you delayed. @SenateMajLdr McConnell:
Ease everyone’s worthy concerns right now by committing to put the bill on the
floor for a stand-alone vote as soon as the House passes it."
Trump found a way to grift money from the sick, injured, and dying. 4 million is missing
The Trump administration has secretly siphoned nearly Correction- $4 million away from
a program that tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11
related illnesses, the Daily News has learned.
The Trump administration has secretly siphoned nearly $4 million away from a program that tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11 related illnesses, the Daily News has learned.
The Treasury Department mysteriously started withholding parts of payments — nearly four years ago — meant to cover medical services for firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics treated by the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program, documents obtained by The News reveal.
The payments were authorized and made by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which oversees the program. But instead of sending the funds to the city, the Treasury started keeping some of the money.
“This was just disappearing,” the program’s director, Dr. David Prezant, told The News. “This is the most amazing thing. This was disappearing — without any notification.”
NY Daily News
"Moscow Mitch" McConnell has been denying health care to 9/11 responders since 2010.
He stalls, and forces everyone to give him something that he wants, and gives little in return.
Shame means nothing to Mitch. He has his personal bank vault where his heart should be.
Jun 17, 2019
Jon Stewart Continues to Blast Republicans for Not Supporting the 9/11 Victim Fund
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