Barbara Boxer: “Senator Schumer is working hard on a major amendment dealing with first responders. I thank the Senator from the bottom…”

“Senator Schumer is working hard on a major amendment dealing with first responders. I thank the Senator from the bottom of my heart for all his work on this issue and this amendment. Senator Schumer and Senator Clinton had an experience that no other Senator had. Yes, we had horrific pain in this area with the Pentagon being hit. The Senators from this region dealt with the pain and suffering and grief, but Senators Schumer and Clinton saw something they will never forget--none of us will, they particularly--and they deal with the fallout of this every day. When we talked about trying to get ahead of terrorists and listening to the FBI warnings, the TSA warnings, Senator Schumer said: I want to work closely with you on this. God forbid something like this should happen and a shoulder-fired missile would bring down a commercial aircraft. We would all say, my God, why didn't we do something? We have the technology.”