AG James released the following statement after the Trump administration’s devastating cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) eliminated critical staff for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), which provides medical treatment for 9/11 survivors, first responders, and others affected by the attacks:

“When our country was attacked, thousands of New Yorkers put their lives on the line to save others, and they deserve the care that we’ve fought for over these last 24 years. The Trump administration’s decision to continuously jeopardize the World Trade Center Health Program is a cruel betrayal of our heroes. These cuts must be reversed, and the World Trade Center Health Program must be protected.”