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Press Release
For Immediate Release
September 11, 2008 |
Contact: Joe Soldevere, (646) 831-1649 |
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Rep. Maloney Statement on 7th Anniversary of 9/11 |
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the following statement today on the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:“Today, our nation is united in memory. As we observe the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, the emotions of that day return. But the horror of those few minutes is mirrored by the ongoing plight of those who rushed into the toxic clouds at Ground Zero immediately following the attacks—volunteers from every state and many nationalities.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the
following statement today on the seventh anniversary of the September
11, 2001 terrorist attacks:“Today, our nation is united in memory. As
we observe the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York,
Washington and Pennsylvania, the emotions of that day return. But the
horror of those few minutes is mirrored by the ongoing plight of those
who rushed into the toxic clouds at Ground Zero immediately following
the attacks—volunteers from every state and many nationalities.
“As they sifted through the rubble in the weeks after 9/11, poisonous
dust covered their skin, coated their lungs and settled into the homes,
parks, offices and schools of lower Manhattan. Seven years later, many
of these responders are now so sick they cannot work.
“Hearing after hearing and study after study have established that the
science is true, and the suffering is real: thousands of people are
sick from 9/11, and they deserve our nation’s help.
“That’s why we in the New York congressional delegation introduced the
9/11 Health and Compensation Act (H.R. 6594). Our bill would ensure
that everyone made sick by or exposed to Ground Zero toxins receives
the medical monitoring and treatment they need and deserve.
“On this seventh anniversary of the attacks, let’s honor the heroes of
9/11 not just with words of praise, but with a helping hand. It is the
least our great nation can do.”
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