Carolyn Maloney: “This week, yesterday, we approved billions for the war in Afghanistan but Congress has yet to fully address the impact…”

“This week, yesterday, we approved billions for the war in Afghanistan but Congress has yet to fully address the impact of the events that caused the war in the first place, the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On 9/11, thousands of Americans were murdered and killed in the first act of the war on terror on our soil, but thousands more on that day lost their health when they ran into burning buildings to save the lives of others. Nine long years after the attack, we have yet to approve guaranteed help for the first responders that risked their lives for others. The House will soon vote on the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, a bill that provides health care and compensation to the thousands of Americans that came from almost every congressional district around this country to help others. The bill is fully paid for and meets our moral responsibility to help those who came to the aid of our Nation in one of America's darkest hours. I urge my colleagues from across the country to support this patriotic bill.”