Gottheimer introduces legislation to stop Trump’s cuts to firefighter health care
The congressman and New Jersey gubernatorial candidate announced new legislation called the “Fight Fires and Fight Cancer Act.”
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer is taking action against the Trump administration’s cuts to cancer research and health care for firefighters.
The congressman and New Jersey gubernatorial candidate announced new legislation called the Fight Fires and Fight Cancer Act. He said, among other things, the measure would stop the president’s attempt to shut down the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer.
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“This legislation will provide federal investments so that all firefighters across America, whether volunteer or professional, can get access to preventative tests, including multi-cancer early detection tests,” Gottheimer said. “The bottom line is that if you are a firefighter, you should be screened for cancer on a regular basis at no out-of-pocket cost to you. This is the least we can do for the sacrifices you and your families make.
Gottheimer says firefighters have a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer than the general public.
