BREAKING NEWS: Senator Chuck Schumer Faces Crucial Decision on Filibuster Over Government Funding Bill

BREAKING NEWS: Senator Chuck Schumer Faces Crucial Decision on Filibuster Over Government Funding Bill

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Ron Adar / shutterstock.com  As the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Chuck Schumer faces a pivotal decision regarding the use of the filibuster to oppose the current government funding bill. This bill, recently passed by the House, proposes significant cuts to critical programs and grants substantial discretionary power to […]

Attorney General James Condemns Trump Administration Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program

Attorney General James Condemns Trump Administration Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program

Editorial credit: Ben Von Klemperer / shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after reports that the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce are impacting the World Trade Center Health Program: “Recklessly cutting the staffing, funding, and resources that ensure 9/11 first responders and survivors get […]