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Were all ticking time bombs: Budget cuts gut 9/11 health protections as community braces for crisis
(NEW YORK) -- The 9/11 health program that monitors and treats thousands of people exposed to toxic dust during the 2001 terrorist attack is under threat — again.A wave of staffing cuts and agency turmoil has thrown the World Trade Center Health Program ...
House Republicans tee up vote on Trump-backed budget blueprint despite hard-liner opposition
(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans are plowing ahead with a vote on the Senate-approved GOP budget blueprint on Wednesday despite opposition from rank-and-file lawmakers.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with the help of President Donald Trump, will need to work to persuade nearly a dozen GOP holdouts ...
Johnson again relying on Trump to bring GOP holdouts in line on budget plan
(WASHINGTON) -- Speaker Mike Johnson met Tuesday at the White House with President Donald Trump and House Republicans holding out against voting for the Senate-approved budget bill to fund Trump's agenda, according to a top GOP leadership aide.GOP leaders are again relying on Trump to ...