Trump Admin Stripped Millions From FDNY 9/11 Fund

The New York Daily News reports:

The Trump administration admitted Friday to stripping millions of dollars from an FDNY fund that foots healthcare bills for 9/11 survivors and promised to try to put an end to the heartless practice.

The administration’s about-face came after the Daily News exclusively reported Thursday that the Treasury Department has over the past four years siphoned nearly $4 million from the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program, which helps cover medical services for firefighters, EMTs and paramedics still suffering from 9/11-related illnesses.

Treasury Department spokeswoman Rebecca Miller said the administration took the FDNY cash to cover some of the city’s unrelated Medicare debt, which has piled up over the years.