First, Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act wants to thank Congressman Garbarino and the New York Republican Members of Congress, Representatives Lawler, LaLota and Malliotakis for working to convince the Trump administration to reinstate Dr. Howard as the Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program. They know that it is critical […]

In another example of chainsaw incompetence, the Trump Administration has fired Dr. John Howard, the Director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)—along with hundreds of NIOSH staff who perform critical health and safety missions.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act, Inc. applauded the introduction of the “9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025″ (HR. 1410/S. 739) which addresses the impending funding shortfall facing the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP). This bipartisan legislation—introduced by U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Charles […]

Citizens for the Extension of the of the James Zadroga Act wants to thank President Trump for the CDC’s action in rescinding the cuts to the staff of the World Trade Center Health Program and ensuring that needed research on the impact of 9/11 on responders and survivors can continue. We appreciate the swift action […]

Citizens for the Extension of the of the James Zadroga has been informed with updated information that the Trump Administration has reportedly terminated 16 probationary staff serving World Trade Center Health Program and that with the several other staff have taken the Administration’s “buy out”, the total reduction in the CDC staff that supervise and […]

Earlier this week we celebrated the bipartisan efforts of Senators Charles Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Mike Braun of Indiana along with Congressman Andrew Garbarino and Speaker Mike Johnson and their colleagues to include a critical fix to World Trade Center Health Program funding formula. This would have dealt with the impending budget deficit and resulting […]

Bipartisan efforts of Senators Charles Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Mike Braun of Indiana along with Congressman Andrew Garbarino and Speaker Mike Johnson 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 end of the year Health Care […]

Thanks to the bipartisan efforts of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Anthony D‘Esposito (R-NY), Dan Goldman (D-NY) with the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), all 9/11 responders to the Pentagon and Shanksville who were active-duty DOD military, soldiers and […]

The “9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024” will address the impending budget shortfall in the program that is being caused by the precipitous rise in overall medical costs and in cancer rates that the program has experienced, which is leading to a shortfall in funding in the coming years.

With the passing of Joseph Zadroga, Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act issued the following statement: “Joseph Zadroga was indispensable to the struggle to get 9/11 responders and survivors the help they needed and deserved from Washington.  For years he personally gave voice to his son James and the thousands of fellow […]