US EditionSenators grill HHS about coal miner health and safety cuts
- On April 8, senators including Fetterman and Sanders sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy regarding NIOSH cuts in Washington, D.C.
- The senators wrote the letter due to planned cuts affecting nearly 900 NIOSH employees, including mining health and safety personnel.
- These cuts impact workers in several states, including 300 mining safety workers in Pittsburgh, and all mining safety workers in Spokane.
- The senators noted, "The Enhanced Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program is also being decimated," impacting miner screening services.
- Senators requested data on employee terminations since January 20, 2025, seeking justifications and analyses of the firings' impact.
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Senators grill HHS about coal miner health and safety cuts
Washington, D.C. — On April 8, a group of senators including John Fetterman, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, and Bernie Sanders sent a joint letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about cuts to the National…
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