Bill Clinton: “I rise today, as I did yesterday, to speak again about the destruction and devastation that took place on September 11…”

“I rise today, as I did yesterday, to speak again about the destruction and devastation that took place on September 11 in New York City and with which we are still living, 11 weeks and 2 days later. Madam President, 79 days after the attacks on our Nation, thousands of businesses and residents who were physically displaced by the destruction, who suffered from the loss of power and telephone access, who have been overwhelmed and hindered by the debris removal efforts, who have breathed the poor air, who have tried to cope with the crime scene designation, who are worried about returning to their homes in and near ground zero, who have lost their jobs, who are worrying whether they can keep the doors of their businesses open, thousands upon thousands of New Yorkers are still awaiting some help, any help from the Federal Government.”