The Treasury Dept. started withholding parts of payments for medical services nearly four years ago.

The Hill

Washington

District of Columbia

United States

FDNY says Treasury withheld $3.7M from 9/11 first responder fund

WASHINGTON - 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 New York Daily News has learned. The Treasury Department started withholding parts of payments - nearly four years ago - meant to cover medical services for firefighters, emergency medical technicians ...

Yahoo News

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County

California

Trump administration has secretly withheld millions from FDNY 9/11 health program

Payments stopped without explanation leaving care of New York firefighters with 9/11-related illnesses in jeopardy

Ad Fontes Media

All Sides

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The Independent

Evgeny Lebedev

London

Greater London

England

United Kingdom

Trump administration accused of siphoning money away from 9/11 fund

The Treasury Department has so far withheld in 2020 approximately $1.5 million from a New York City Fire Department health care program for those who worked at Ground Zero following the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to letters from New York Rep. Peter King.

Warner Bros. Discovery

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

Treasury Department withholds $1.5 million from FDNY 9/11 health program

The Treasury Department withheld roughly $3.7 million from the New York City Fire Department's (FDNY) fund for its 9/11 first responders, according to documents obtained by the ...

Nexstar Media Group

The U.S. Treasury Department withheld roughly $4 million in funds from the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program meant to cover the medical bills for emergency responders suffering from ailments caused by working on Ground Zero, according to a New York Daily News exclusive published on 9/11.

IBTimes

IBT Media

On 9/11 Anniversary, Report Accuses Treasury Of Withholding Millions From First Responders Fund

The Trump administration reportedly withheld millions of dollars in funding designated to help 9/11 first responders, prompting outrage from New York politicians.

Washington Examiner

Philip Anschutz

Trump administration withheld funds from FDNY 9/11 health program: Report

The Treasury Department mysteriously started withholding parts of payments meant to cover medical services for FDNY members being treated by the department's World Trade Center Health Program, documents obtained by The Daily News revealed.

NY Daily News

Alden Global Capital

New York

EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration secretly withheld millions from FDNY 9/11 health program

A New York Daily News investigation found nearly $4 million has been taken from the congressionally approved fund.

HuffPost

Roberts family

Verizon Communications

Trump's Administration Secretly Took Millions From FDNY's 9/11 Health Program

WASHINGTON — 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 New York Daily News has learned.The Treasury Department started withholding parts of payments — nearly four years ago — meant to cover medical services for firefighters, emergency […]

Raw Story

John K. Byrne

Michael Rogers (publisher)

US lawmakers and the chief medical officer of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) are demanding an explanation for the US Department of the Treasury’s alleged siphoning of nearly $4 million from a program which tracks and treats FDNY personnel with 9/11-related illnesses.

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Government of Russia

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Moscow

Russia

NY Lawmakers, FDNY Accuse US Treasury of ‘Siphoning’ Almost $4 Million From 9/11 First Responders

Trump administration secretly withheld millions from FDNY 9/11 health program

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